Fundamentals Of Solid Propellant Combustion

Volume 90 Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics Although technology in the solid-propellant field has advanced significantly over the past thirty years, there are still many unresolved problems and new applications. As a personal view, derived from long participation in the field, we can point to at least four areas of research we believe will receive increasing attention in the future. One of these areas will be the application of advanced non intrusive fast-response diagnostic techniques for the measurement of the flame structure and properties of the flow field adjacent to burning solid propellants. Such techniques provide solid- propellant combustion scientists with the means for measurement of velocities, species concentrations, temperatures, and densities with high spatial and time resolutions. 333pg.