The Combustion of Hydrocarbons with Nitric Acid at High Pressure

Abstract

A slightly modified Technoproducts instrumented Olin-Mathieson drop- weight tester has been used to study the combustion of liquid hydrocarbon fuels with nitric acid at high pressure. The effects of the following variables on ignition and the magnitude and reproducibility of the burning rate are discussed: (1) impact energy, (2) carbon number of n-alkanes, (3) oxidizer/fuel ratio, (4) hydrocarbon structure, (5) binary fuel mixture composition, and (6) acid concentration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADB000447

Entities

People

  • James T. Bryant
  • Stanley E. Wood

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkanes
  • Chemical Properties
  • Combustion
  • Drops
  • Fluids
  • Guns
  • High Pressure
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Liquid Propellants
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Physical Properties
  • Propellants
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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