Abstract
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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