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ASRM case insulation design and developmentThis paper describes the achievements made on the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor (ASRM) case insulation design and development program. The ASRM case insulation system described herein protects the metal case and joints from direct radiation and hot gas impingement. Critical failure of solid rocket systems is often traceable to failure of the insulation design. The wide ranging accomplishments included the development of a nonasbestos insulation material for ASRM that replaced the existing Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM) asbestos-filled nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) along with a performance gain of 300 pounds, and improved reliability of all the insulation joint designs, i.e., segmented case joint, case-to-nozzle and case-to-igniter joint. The insulation process development program included the internal stripwinding process. This process advancement allowed Aerojet to match to exceed the capability of other propulsion companies.
Document ID
19930007416
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bell, Matthew S. (Aerojet-General Corp. Sacramento, CA, United States)
Tam, William F. S. (Aerojet-General Corp. Sacramento, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
October 30, 1992
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-191947
NAS 1.26:191947
Meeting Information
Meeting: Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering
Location: Anaheim, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: May 10, 1993
End Date: May 13, 1993
Accession Number
93N16605
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-37800
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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