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Oscillating Combustion of Gun Propellants in the Closed Vessel. I. preliminary investigation
Author(s) -
Brook A. J. W.,
Mackenzie R. B.,
Mackin I.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.56
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1521-4087
pISSN - 0721-3115
DOI - 10.1002/prep.19850100403
Subject(s) - propellant , combustion , mechanics , oscillation (cell signaling) , materials science , amplitude , vortex , aerospace engineering , chemistry , physics , engineering , optics , biochemistry , organic chemistry
The oscillating combustion, which takes place in the closed vessel when certain colloidal gun propellants are fired has been investigated. The amplitude of the oscillation depended on the geometry and flame temperature of the propellant. For propellants having the same composition but different geometry, the amplitude of the oscillation varied inversely with the maximum pressure in the vessel. This was tentatively ascribed to vortex formation during combustion.