[AR] Re: Phenolic regression rate

  • From: Hagen Hübner <hagen.huebner@xxxxxx>
  • To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 19:48:05 +0100

Bill:

5 mm for 10 seconds could be a good estimate. A few weeks ago we fired a 1,9 kN motor, 160 mm OD, core burner with inhibited end planes, which had a 5 mm phenolic liner and 6 s burntime ( http://alternative-raumfahrt.de/?p=7878 ) The liner was in a very good shape after the test. Of course the propellant itself was the "main" insulation. But we also used a 9 mm phenolic disc to insulate the aluminium/graphite nozzle. This disc was exposed to the hot exhaust stream - it is charred but will certainly endure a second firing.

Hagen


Am .02.2018, 22:07 Uhr, schrieb William Claybaugh <wclaybaugh2@xxxxxxxxx>:

Hagen:

Thank you.

So 1mm is good for 1 second, implying 10 seconds requires 10mm.

At the limit, 1mm is just barely good for 5 seconds (I’d be worried about loss of strength in the aluminum after enough heating to discolored the coating) >implying 2mm might just last for 10 seconds, maybe.

With the other data, this does seem to suggest something like 5mm as a minimum for a 10 second exposure.

Bill

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