Since 1966, there has bean a continuing effort to reduce the cost of large, reinforced ablative composite solid rocket nozzles through the use of inexpensive materials and low-cost fabricating techniques. The Aerojet-General Corporation has conducted evaluation programs on behalf of the Air Force and NASA; so has the Thiokol Chemical Corporation. Both the Air Force and NASA have sponsored the development and testing of low-cost materials systems. This paper reviews the processing techniques and the materials that have been evaluated during the past four years; describes the capabilities and limitations; and discusses the means for effecting continued economics. (MM).
Low-Cost Fabrication Techniques for Solid Rocket Nozzles
1970
16 pages
Report
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English
LOW-COST FABRICATION TECHNIQUES FOR SOLID ROCKET NOZZLES
SAE Technical Papers | 1970
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