PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF A CHEMICAL STARTING TECHNIQUE FOR THE ACID - GASOLINE ROCKET PROPELLANT SYSTEM

摘要

A preliminary investigation of the use of a small quantity of fluid, that ignites spontaneously with nitric acid to initiate the acid gasoline reaction was carried out in a 200-pound-thrust uncoiled engine with a characteristic length of 30 inches at temperatures ranging from 50° to -85° F. For convenience of experimentation, the starting process was divided into two phases: ignition, the result of reaction between the igniter fluid and the acid; and transition, the replacement of igniter fluid by gasoline to give steady-state combustion.