Abstract

Methods of asymptotic analysis are employed to extend an earlier model for the deflagration of nitramines to account for the presence of bubbles and droplets in a two-phase layer at the propellant surface during combustion. Two zones are identified in the two-phase region: one, at higher liquid volume fractions, maintains evaporative equilibrium, whereas the other, at lower liquid volume fractions, exhibits nonequilibrium vaporization. By introducing the most reasonable estimates for two-phase behavior of nitramines, the steady burning rates are found to be close to those obtained for models with a sharp liquid-gas interface. Good agreement with measured burning rates and pressure and temperature sensitivities are achieved through reasonable approximations concerning overall chemical-kinetic parameters.

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