Comparison of laser and pressure-driven thrust measurements for HMX

Gautam N. Kudva, Young Joo Lee, Ching Jen Tang, Thomas A. Litzinger

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Abstract

Unsteady thrust response of HMX was measured during laser and pressure-driven combustion. A CO2 laser was used as a heating source to ignite and sustain propellant combustion during pressure-driven tests by providing a constant heat flux. The laser acted as a source of ignition and oscillatory heat flux during laser-driven combustion. The laser-driven tests were performed at frequencies ranging from 3.9 to 250 Hz. Mean incident laser heat fluxes of 35, 60 and 90 W/cm2 were used. Pressure-driven thrust measurements were made in a different chamber with a 10% peak-to-peak pressure variation about the mean. The driving frequencies ranged from 4 to 100 Hz. Tests were conducted with air as the ambient gas at atmospheric pressure. The thrust response amplitude and phase as a function of frequency and heat flux were collected under both test conditions. A, B, n and ns parameters were obtained from the experiments and compared to theoretical values.

Original languageEnglish (US)
StatePublished - 1999
Event35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, 1999 - Los Angeles, United States
Duration: Jun 20 1999Jun 24 1999

Other

Other35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, 1999
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLos Angeles
Period6/20/996/24/99

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering

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