The Effect of Accelaration on the Burning Rate Double Base Rocket Propellants.

Double base rocket propellants with and without aluminum were burned in a centrifuge at two pressures and nine accelerations. ,The burning rates were measured to isolate the effect of the aluminum. The burning rate of the non-aluminized propellant was found to vary with acceleration and a model...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bulman, Melvin John
Other Authors: Netzer, David W.
Language:en_US
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/24678
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Summary:Double base rocket propellants with and without aluminum were burned in a centrifuge at two pressures and nine accelerations. ,The burning rates were measured to isolate the effect of the aluminum. The burning rate of the non-aluminized propellant was found to vary with acceleration and a model was advanced. The addition of aluminum causes an increase in burning rate at higher accelerations and a possible mechanism is discussed.