Load cell testing of TiH/sub x//KClO/sub 4/ pyrotechnic actuators

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:7090509

Lieberman, M L

A load cell test has been utilized to characterize ignition time, function time, and pyrotechnic output of TiH/sub x//KClO/sub 4/ loaded actuators. Pyrotechnic material parameter variations include (1) fuel and oxidizer particle sizes for 33/67 TiH/sub 0/./sub 65//KClO/sub 4/, (2) fuel/oxidizer ratio for TiH/sub 0/./sub 65//KClO/sub 4/, and (3) fuel/oxidizer ratio for TiH/sub 0/./sub 2//KClO/sub 4/. Generally, the ignition time increases and exhibits increased variation with increasing fuel/oxidizer ratio and particle size. The effect is more pronounced in the materials containing TiH/sub 0/./sub 65/ than those containing TiH/sub 0/./sub 2/. Pyrotechnic output, expressed as impulse per unit mass of pyrotechnic, and function time minus ignition time are constants within experimental error and are independent of the material parameter variations. The results are interpreted in terms of the chemical and physical phenomena occurring during load cell testing.

• Research Organization: Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-04-0789
• OSTI ID: 7090509
• Report Number(s): SAND-78-0211; CONF-780806-9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
450100* -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense-- Chemical Explosions & Explosives
ACTUATORS
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERCHLORATES
PERFORMANCE TESTING
POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS
POTASSIUM PERCHLORATES
PYROTECHNIC DEVICES
TESTING
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
TITANIUM HYDRIDES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
VALVES