The second and third stages of the X-17 vehicles are equipped with a solid propellant TRX-13, held to the rocket bottle with a black Thiokol adhesive. These stages are subject to aerodynamic heating during flight. The time is of a sufficient length to enable the adhesive liner in the bottle to reach temperatures of 300F or higher. Shear values of the Thiokol propellant-liner-steel system were determined between the temperature range of 300 F and 350 F. A critical temperature for low shear values (below 11 PSI) was determined to be 350 F. A regression line was calculated to give the best fit for the experimentally determined points. The propellant auto-ignition temperature was found to be between 350 F and 400 F. (Author)


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Liner, Thiokol (X-17) - High Temperature Strength Evaluation


    Contributors:
    R. B. Stabler (author) / M. Allison (author) / C. W. Mell (author)

    Publication date :

    1956


    Size :

    22 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    Thiokol Solid Rocket Motors

    Graves, S. R. | NTRS | 2000



    THIOKOL: A SOLID BUSINESS

    Williamson, Mark | Online Contents | 1996