Accession Number:

AD0265023

Title:

TUNGSTEN AND ROCKET MOTORS

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

STANFORD RESEARCH INST MENLO PARK CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• GORDON,GERALD M.

Report Date:

1961-10-06

Pagination or Media Count:

1.0

Abstract:

Since a commercially available plasma powderspraying head Giannini Model no. SG-1 gave a satisfactory Al2O3 distribution in the plasma stream, it is planned to use this equipment for erosion experiments on W. An inert atmosphere chamber was built to prevent W oxidation. Details of the thermal shock apparatus are presented. Radial and circumferential thermal shock cracks were obtained on 90 and 87 dense sintered W ring specimens, respectively.

Descriptors:

• *ROCKET NOZZLES
• *ROCKET ENGINES
• *TUNGSTEN
• ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS
• EROSION
• EXHAUST GASES
• FLAME SPRAYING
• FRACTURE (MECHANICS)
• OXIDES
• PARTICLES
• PLASMA JETS
• POROSITY
• SIMULATION
• SOLID ROCKET PROPELLANTS
• STRAIN GAGES
• TEST EQUIPMENT
• TEST METHODS
• THERMAL STRESSES
• THERMOCOUPLES

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE