Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited / An investigation into the behavior of aluminized solid
propellant combustion in a two-dimensional windowed rocket
motor was conducted using holographic techniques. Holograms
were recorded in the motor port, aft of the propellant grain
and at the entrance to the exhaust nozzle for two different
propellant compositions at varying operating pressures.
Quantitative particle size data for particles larger than 20
microns were obtained from the holograms. From these data,
the mean diameters (D32) of the larger particles were
calculated and utilized to compare what effects pressure,
location in the motor and aluminum content had on the
behavior of the aluminum/aluminum oxide particles. D 32 was
found to decrease with increasing pressure, but was
unaffected by variations in low values of propellant
aluminum loading. D 32 at the grain exit was found to be
significantly less than within the grain port. / http://archive.org/details/holographicinves00butl / Lieutenant, United States Navy
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/23252 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Butler, Albert George |
| Contributors | Netzer, David W., Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.), Engineering Science |
| Publisher | Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School |
| Source Sets | Naval Postgraduate School |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 47 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. |
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