The objective of this study is to improve the physical understanding of cyclic nitramine (RDX, HMX) combustion, through development of a comprehensive analytical model. The ultimate goals are to enable prediction of deflagration rate over a wide pressure range (7-70 MPa), its pressure and temperature sensitivies, and indicate effective means by which the burning rate can be modified or tailored. The analysis is divided into 2 major parts: critical review of existing nitramine combustion models, in particular, the Beckstead-Derr-price (BDP) approach. Particular deficiencies in this analysis were pointed out, and an improved approximate model was derived; simulation of available HMX (and AP) burn rate data were performed with both models for comparison. Although the latter model is clearly superior in burn rate prediction, both simple models fail in correlating existing temperature-sensitivity data. In the second part ,a comprehsensive deflagration model is derived, incorporating the following elements; nonequilibrium evaporation law at themelt/gas interface, serving as an auxiliary condition to enable independent burn rate prediction; improved melt phase model including decomposition-gas bubbles; model for far-field processes, with several simultaneous secondary reactions.


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    Title :

    Combustion of nitramine propellants


    Additional title:

    Verbrennung von Nitramin Treibstoffen


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1983


    Size :

    102 Seiten


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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