Ignition and Extinction of Solid Propellants by Thermal Radiation

Abstract

A review with 69 refs. of some peculiar ignition features of solid propellants in an attempt to identify possible civil applications of this specialized technol. area. The relevance of the assocd. phenomena of dynamic extinction and static extinction, or pressure deflagration limit, emerges. It is shown that strong enough dynamic disturbances of different nature can permanently quench a solid propellant flame if the final operating pressure is below the deflagration limit (and no radiant energy is provided). This suggests concrete means of dealing with fire accidents in civil applications. [on SciFinder(R)]