Accession Number:

AD0847429

Title:

The Effect of Acceleration on the Burning Rates of Composite and Double Base Solid Propellants

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

Personal Author(s):

• Netzer, David W.

Report Date:

1968-11-05

Pagination or Media Count:

14.0

Abstract:

This report discusses four experimental investigations 1 The effect of propellant strand size on the experimentally measured burning rate at various acceleration levels 2 an investigation of the effect of initial propellant temperature on acceleration induced burning rate augmentation 3 an investigation of the effect of nominal burning rate on acceleration induced burning rate augmentation and 4 a photographic investigation of augmented burning rate. Significance of the investigation and a brief review of the literature are presented.

Descriptors:

• *DOUBLE BASE ROCKET PROPELLANTS
• *COMPOSITE PROPELLANTS
• ACCELERATION
• FLOW VISUALIZATION
• SURFACE PROPERTIES
• BURNING RATE
• ROCKET PROPELLANT GRAINS
• AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE

Subject Categories:

• Combustion and Ignition
• Solid Rocket Propellants

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE