Accession Number:

ADA247088

Title:

Combustion Mechanisms of Solids

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Oct 1985-Aug 1988

Corporate Author:

GEORGIA INST OF TECH ATLANTA SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Personal Author(s):

• Price, E. W.
• Sigman, R. K.
• Markou, C. P.

Report Date:

1992-02-24

Pagination or Media Count:

151.0

Abstract:

This report summarizes the studies of ingredient decomposition and sandwich burning during the period October 1985 to September 1988. A CO2 laser pyrolysis facility was built and preliminary tests on propellant ingredients were conducted. Results showed presence of a liquid state or reacting froth on the surface of all ingredients tested AP, AN, PBAN, NMMO and BAMO-THF. Ingredient combustion behavior was studied by the edge burning sandwich method using sandwiches of AP with PBAN, NMMO and BAMO-THF. The effects of Fe203, Fe204 and catocene 10 level in the binder lamina were evaluated. Burning with BAMO- THF was qualitatively similar to that with PBAN, with the correspondingly high burning rate. Combustion, Solid propellant.

Descriptors:

• *COMBUSTION
• *PYROLYSIS
• *SOLID PROPELLANTS
• LIQUIDS
• EDGES
• FACILITIES
• IRON OXIDES
• BEHAVIOR
• DECOMPOSITION
• LASERS
• SURFACES
• PROPELLANTS

Subject Categories:

• Physical Chemistry
• Combustion and Ignition

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE