Introduction of Novel Rheological Evaluation Techniques and ProcessabilityAnalyses to Continuous Propellant Manufacturing Operations

摘要

In a proposal entitled Introduction of Novel Rheological Evaluation Techniquesand Processability Analyses to Continuous Propellant Manufacturing Operations, the following tasks were proposed to PBMA: (1) Engineering analyses which encompassed the services related to the Implementation of Stevens rheometer (designed and built at Stevens and currently on-loan to NSWC/Indian Head) and various aspects of processing at Thiokol for PBMA defined tasks. (2) Survey of devices and techniques to determine the particle size distribution of solid ingredients of propellants. (3) Development of maximum packing fraction as a tool of analysis and quality control. (4) Evaluation of the particle segregation problem for continuous feeding of the solid ingredients at Thiokol. (5) Application of various on-line monitoring techniques at Thiokol and evaluation of strategies for process control. (jg) p.3.