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Development of a miniature solid propellant rocket motor for use in plume simulation studies
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Baran, W. J. |
| Copyright Year | 1974 |
| Description | A miniature solid propellant rocket motor has been developed to be used in a program to determine those parameters which must be duplicated in a cold gas flow to produce aerodynamic effects on an experimental model similar to those produced by hot, particle-laden exhaust plumes. Phenomena encountered during the testing of the miniature solid propellant motors included erosive propellant burning caused by high flow velocities parallel to the propellant surface, regressive propellant burning as a result of exposed propellant edges, the deposition of aluminum oxide on the nozzle surfaces sufficient to cause aerodynamic nozzle throat geometry changes, and thermal erosion of the nozzle throat at high chamber pressures. A series of tests was conducted to establish the stability of the rocket chamber pressure and the repeatibility of test conditions. Data are presented which define the tests selected to represent the final test matrix. Qualitative observations are also presented concerning the phenomena experienced based on the results of a large number or rocket tests not directly applicable to the final test matrix. |
| File Size | 1729441 |
| Page Count | 46 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19740021096 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1kh5c13v |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1974-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Propulsion Systems Combustion Physics Interior Ballistics Simulation Combustion Stability Gas Flow Exhaust Gases Solid Propellant Rocket Engines Product Development Rocket Engine Design Propellant Combustion Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
