You are here

AN ADVANCED RAPID INITIATION PROPAGATION IGNITOR SYSTEM FOR LOVA PROPELLANTS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 9223
Amount: $49,229.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1988
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
1549 Glorietta Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87112
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 MARK L PERRY
 (505) 296-3648
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

RAPID INITIATED PROPAGATION (RIP) IGNITORS PROVIDE MORE UNIFORM FLAME SPREADING THROUGH PROPELLANT BEDS THROUGH CYLINDRICAL WAVE EXPANSION ACCOMPANIED BY REDUCED EXPANSION EFFECTS ON THE PRESSURE PULSE. IMPROVEMENTS IN RIP IGNITOR PERFORMANCE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH: INCREASES IN PRIMER CHARGE DENSITY, REDUCTION IN IGNITOR FREE VOLUME, BLENDS OF IGNITOR MATERIALS, AND USE OF HIGH EMISSIVITY SOLIDS. THE PROGRAM WILL CONDUCT AN ANALYTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETRIC INVESTIGATION OF ADVANCED RAPID INITIATION PROPAGATION (ARIP) IGNITOR DESIGNS BASED ON THESE IMPROVEMENTS. AN EXISTING ARIP IGNITOR PERFORMNCE CODE WILL BE MODIFIED AND UPGRADED FOR THIS APPLICATION. BASED ON IGNITION HEAT FLUX REQUIREMENTS FOR LOVA PROPELLANTS, CANDIDATE ARIP IGNITORS WILL BE DESIGNED. RADIANT HEAT FLUX OUTPUTS WILL BE MEASURED THROUGH USE OF A THERMAL GRADIENT TECHNIQUE. EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE INDICATING LOVA PROPELLANT IGNITION REQUIREMENTS ARE MET WILL CONSTITUTE DEMONSTRATION OF TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF THE ARIP CONCEPT.

* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *

US Flag An Official Website of the United States Government