Accession Number:

AD0270114

Title:

RESEARCH ON SOLID PROPELLANT IGNITABILITY AND IGNITER CHARACTERISTICS

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

PRINCETON UNIV N J

Personal Author(s):

• GRANT,EDWIN H.
• HERMANCE,CLARKE E.
• HALL,KIMBALL P.

Report Date:

1961-12-18

Pagination or Media Count:

1.0

Abstract:

The ignition was studied of small internal burning solid propellant grains in a rocket motor, utilizing hot combustion products from an upstream gas rocket to test the applicability of the concept that ignition is a runaway gas phase reaction. Author

Descriptors:

• *SOLID ROCKET PROPELLANTS
• CHEMICAL REACTIONS
• COMBUSTION
• GASES
• HEATING
• IGNITION
• PROPELLANT GRAINS
• REACTION KINETICS
• ROCKET IGNITERS
• THEORY

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE