Accession Number:

ADA183911

Title:

Proceedings of the Workshop on the Chemical Suppression of Rocket Afterburning and of Gun Muzzle Flash

Descriptive Note:

Special publication

Corporate Author:

ARMY BALLISTIC RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1987-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

281.0

Abstract:

Partial contents Gun Muzzle Flash Research Kinetics Networks and MEFF-code Predictions Flash Simulation with a Global Reaction Model for Transient Flow from the 84 mm Carl Gustaf Rifle Detailed High Temperature Oxidation Chemistry of the Alkali Metals In Flames Spectroscopic Measurements in the Exhaust Flow of a 7.62 mm Rifle Using Propellants With and Without Chemical Flash Suppressants Chemical Kinetic Studies and Infrared Laser Detection of Potassium and Sodium Species Relevant to Muzzle Flash and Rocket Plume Afterburning Suppression Kinetic Studies of Recombination Reactions of Alkali Atoms by Time-Resolved Spectroscopic Methods Influence of Potassium on Hydroxide Decay Rates in Methane-Air Flames The Feasibility of CARS Technique for the Study of Muzzle Flash Secondary Combustion Suppression in Rocket Exhausts Suppression Mechanism of Rocket Afterburning and Suppression in Premixed HydrogenOxygenNitrogen Flames Seeded With Hydrogen Bromide.

Descriptors:

Subject Categories:

  • Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Processing
  • Ammunition and Explosives
  • Combustion and Ignition
  • Rocket Propellants

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE


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