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Modification of Thermal Theories to Solid Propellant Ignitibility
Author(s) -
Su FuHu
Publication year - 1997
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.19970220210
Subject(s) - propellant , heat flux , ignition system , thermodynamics , mechanics , materials science , thermal , cabin pressurization , flux (metallurgy) , boundary value problem , radiant flux , heat transfer , composite material , aerospace engineering , physics , engineering , metallurgy , quantum mechanics
The conventional thermal theories are inventively modified for analyzing the ignition behaviors of solid propellants. Based on the modification of the thermal theory with the boundary condition of constant heat flux, the effects of heat flux, pressure, threshold of heat flux and absorbability on the radiant ignition of solid propellant are elaborated. The innovations of theoretical analyses are consistent with most of experimental results depicted in literatures. That the increase of hot gas velocity increases the ignition time of solid propellant is verified to be attributable to the decrease of hot gas temperature, ascertaining insight of the thermal theory with the boundary condition of flowing hot gas. In addition, a tentative estimation of pressurization rate effect on ignition time of solid propellant is proposed.