Reduced-Smoke Solid Propellant Combustion Products Analysis. Development of a Micromotor Combustor Technique.

摘要

A low-cost micromotor combustor technique has been devised to support the development of reduced-smoke solid propellant formulations. The technique includes a simple, reusable micromotor capable of high chamber pressures, a combustion products collection system, and procedures for analysis of combustion products. Analytical results for non-condensible combustion products compared favorably with equilibrium calculations. Analysis of solid combustion products revealed that all of the zirconium carbide stability additive in the formulation was oxidized to zirconium oxide, however, the graphite additive was not completely oxidized. (Author)