- Author
- Beyer, R. A. | Reeves, G. P.
- Title
- Laser Ignition of Liquid Propellant XM46: Ignition of Larger Volumes.
- Coporate
- Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
- Report
- ARL-TR-1292, January 1997, 21 p.
- Keywords
- liquid propellants | lasers | ignition | atmospheric pressure | pressure rise
- Identifiers
- effect of liquid compressibility on pressure rise
- Abstract
- Studies of the laser ignition of the liquid gun propellant XM46 have been extended to volumes up to 30 cm³ or propellant. In the first part of this work, a multistage initiator was designed and tested, patterned after earlier electrical ignition designs. The study then proceeded to attempt direct ignition of 5 cm³ and 30 cm³ of the liquid. Although marginally successful, these studies demonstrate the difficulty of igniting these amounts starting from atmospheric pressure in open vessels.