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ASRM case insulation design and development [PDF]

open access: yes
This 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 ...
Bell, Matthew S., Tam, William F. S.
core   +1 more source

Reusable Solid Rocket Motor - Accomplishments, Lessons, and a Culture of Success [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The Reusable Solid Rocket Motor represents the largest solid rocket motor ever flown and the only human rated solid motor. Each Reusable Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM) provides approximately 3-million lb of thrust to lift the integrated Space Shuttle vehicle ...
Moore, Dennis R., Phelps, Willie J.
core   +1 more source

Not All That Glitters Is Gold! The Brokerage Role of Consulting Companies in Disseminating Information to Overcome the Barriers to Metaverse Adoption

open access: yesThunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The last few years have seen a reemergence in the awareness of virtual worlds among practitioners and academics. Driven by tech giants' investments, the Metaverse is considered by some as an unprecedented revolutionary technology with the potential to unlock an entire gamut of new unexplored opportunities for both companies and individuals ...
Giulio Ferrigno   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optical Measurements on Solid Specimens of Solid Rocket Motor Exhaust and Solid Rocket Motor Slag [PDF]

open access: yes
Samples of aluminum slag were investigated to aid the Earth Science and Applications Division at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). Alumina from space motor propellant exhaust and space motor propellant slag was examined as a component of space ...
Roberts, F. E., III
core   +1 more source

EU Space Law and Earth's Boundaries: Integrating Environmental Impact Assessment and Corporate Due Diligence

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The European Union's proposed Space Law aims to establish a unified approach for sustainable space activities across the EU. While the EU's satellite constellations contribute to sustainability efforts, they can also have negative environmental impacts.
Elena Cirkovic, Vitali Braun
wiley   +1 more source

The strengthening and ductilization mechanisms of D406A high-strength steel treated by quenching and partitioning process

open access: yesMaterials Research Express
As a low-alloy high-strength steel, D406A steel functions as a crucial structural material for solid rocket motor casings. With the rapid advancement in solid rocket motor technology, conventional quenching and tempering (Q&T) heat-treated D406A steel ...
Weijia Ran   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

An evaluation of aft-end ignition for solid propellant rocket motors [PDF]

open access: yes
Performance evaluation of solid propellant rocket motor ignition to determine igniter design and parameters to avoid ...
Fitch, R. E.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Measuring Fluctuating Pressure Levels and Vibration Response in a Jet Plume [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The characterization of loads due to solid rocket motor plume impingement allows for moreaccurate analyses of components subjected to such an environment.
Knox, Douglas M., Osterholt, Douglas J.
core   +1 more source

Police department design, political pressure, and racial inequality in arrests

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper theorizes a source of bias in discretionary arrests: strategic limits on police officer learning. Officers have a variety of tactics at their disposal besides arrest that they use for less serious offenses when they judge the underlying behavior to be less severe. In departments led by a chief with special expertise in crime control,
Andrew J. McCall
wiley   +1 more source

Numerical simulation of cook-off characteristics for AP/HTPB

open access: yesDefence Technology, 2018
The present study is devoted to researching the thermal security problems of large-scale solid rocket motor with Ammonium perchlorate/Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (AP/HTPB). A two-dimensional axisymmetric model for the cook-off of solid rocket motor
Qing Ye, Yong-gang Yu
doaj   +1 more source

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