A Pulse Forming Network Design for Electrothermal-Chemical Combustion Characterization of Solid Propellants

Abstract

The combustion of solid propellants subjected to plasma augmentation, has been studied with a 300 kJ maximum stored energy pulse forming network (PFN) in the range of 1 kJ/g of electrical energy over a 1.2 ms pulse Length. A closed chamber vessel is used for the combustion of these solid propellants in which the plasma is injected via a plasma generator. To characterize the effects of such plasma augmentation on propellant combustion over a Longer pulse Length, this PFN was upgraded to a maximum stored energy output of 400 kJ with a 2.4 ms pulse Length. This report discusses the theoretical calculations, PFN upgrade design and fabrication details. also provided are the design and modifications of the plasma generator that allows a delayed plasma injection with respect to the propellant ignition. Details of the plasma delay firings are also discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA640439

Entities

People

  • G. Katulka
  • I. Stobie
  • M. Del Guercio
  • W. Oberle

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Capacitors
  • Circuits
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Detectors
  • Electric Power
  • Electrodes
  • Energy Transfer
  • Fabrication
  • Ignition
  • Impedance
  • Plasma Generators
  • Power
  • Propellants
  • Resistance
  • Solid Propellants

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Rocket Propulsion.