Afterburning Reduction.

Abstract

A method of reducing the visible flash caused from afterburning of a rocket motor by injecting a fire extinguishing a suppressant material into the exhaust gases from the rocket motor and injecting the fire extinguishing suppressant material near the exhaust end of the rocket motor nozzle and about an internal periphery of the exhaust nozzle. An effective fire extinguisher suppressant includes fluoro halogenated carbon compounds and specifically CBrF3. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 22, 1985
Accession Number
ADD012046

Entities

People

  • Barry D. Allan

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afterburning
  • Boundaries
  • Exhaust Gases
  • Exhaust Nozzles
  • Extinguishing
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Fires
  • Gases
  • Materials
  • Nozzles
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.