Accession Number:

ADA027531

Title:

Burners for Disposal of Rocket Propellants

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 1973-1975

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE ROCKET PROPULSION LAB EDWARDSAFB CA

Personal Author(s):

• Denker, John

Report Date:

1976-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

47.0

Abstract:

Burners were designed, fabricated and used to dispose of toxic rocket propellants and other materials that are residuals from propulsion research programs conducted by the Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory AFRPL. Burners were developed to burn liquid oxidizers, liquid fuels, and solid propellants. Burners for the liquid wastes were designed and fabricated by AFRPL using commercially available components including sheet steel, industrial blowers and perforated nickel alloy sheeting. The burner developed for burning solid propellants is a modified ammunition deactivation furnace which was purchased from the Armys ammunition depot at Tooele, Utah. These burners are suitable for operational use in detoxification of rocket propellant research residues. They will be installed in the Toxic Waste Disposal Facility located at the Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory, Edwards AFB, California and used to dispose of the toxic residue from its research programs.

Descriptors:

• *LIQUID ROCKET PROPELLANTS
• *BURNERS
• *SOLID ROCKET PROPELLANTS
• ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS
• PERFORMANCE TESTS
• NITROGEN OXIDES
• SCRUBBERS
• SOLID WASTES
• WASTE TREATMENT
• AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
• HYDROGEN CHLORIDE
• COMBUSTION PRODUCTS

Subject Categories:

• Air Conditioning, Heating, Lighting and Ventilating
• Ammunition and Explosives
• Air Pollution and Control
• Water Pollution and Control

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE