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Nonstationary burning of propellants with variable surface temperature

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The author examines nonstationary processes (combustion at varying pressure, quenching, and ignition) for a model propellant whose burning rate u and surface temperature t1 depend on pressure p and initial temperature T0. All the processes in the surface reaction zone and the gas phase are assumed inertialess. It is shown that a theory of nonstationary combustion for such a model can be constructed by analogy with the Zel'dovich theory [1, 2], in which the surface temperature of the powder is assumed fixed. The variation of burning rate with time has been investigated for small sudden pressure changes. It is shown how a sufficiently large and steep pressure drop may cause quenching of the propellant. The process of propellant ignition is subjected to a qualitative analysis.

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    B. V. Novozhilov

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The author thanks O. I. Leipunskii, A. G. Istratov, V. B. Librovich, and A. D. Margolin for their comments and advice.

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Novozhilov, B.V. Nonstationary burning of propellants with variable surface temperature. J Appl Mech Tech Phys 8, 37–43 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00913239

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