Title

Review of Fire and Explosion Hazards of Flight Vehicle Combustibles, Supplement 3.

Date

1964

Index Abstract

Coming Soon

Photo Quality

Complete

Report Number

ASD TR 61-278 Supplement 3

Creator

Perlee, Henry E.

Zabetakis, Michael G.

Litchfield, Elton L.

Corporate Author

Bureau of Mines

Laboratory

AF Aero Propulsion Laboratory

Extent

21

Identifier

AD0602481

Access Rights

OTS

Distribution Classification

1

Contract

do 33(616)-60-8

DoD Project

6075

DoD Task

607504

DTIC Record Exists

No

Distribution Change Authority Correspondence

None

Distribution Conflict

No

Date Modified

Scanned by request 7/20/2012 submitted by University of Alabama in Huntsville (University - Domestic)

Abstract

This is the fourth in a series of reports on the fire and explosion hazards associated with combustibles and other gases likely to be found in aircraft and missile systems. It presents experimental results pretinent to inhibition of gaseous detonation, ignition of solid oxygen-liquid hydrogen mixtures, and flammability characteristics of halogentaed hdrocarbons.The halogentaed hydrocarbons do not appear to be particularly effective inhibitors of gaseous hydrogen-oxygen detonation. Combustion such as methan and hydrogen were found to be superior to the halogenated hydrocarbons on a weight basis.Cryogenic mixtures of solid oxygen and liquid hydrogen can be ignited by 0.5-ounce projectiles moving as low as 1310 ft/sec (400 meters/sec). Ignition appears to occur at shock strengths of 1.5 to 3.0 kilobars.Although the halogentaed hydrocarbons considered here do nopt appear to be flammable in air at atmospheric pressure and ordinary temperatures, some are flammable in oxygen under these conditions. Flame speeds and maximum explosion pressures associated with the flammable mixtures were found to be considerably lower than those of the corresponding hydrocarbon-oxygen mixtures.

Report Availability

Full text available

Date Issued

1964-06

Provenance

Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control

Type

report

Format

1 online resource