R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

273 Rocket Test Stand
Rifle Bullet Impact Test
Beschussprobe
is a USA standard test procedure for explosives of military interest.
Approximately 0.5 pound of explosive is loaded in the same manner as
it is loaded for actual use: that is, cast, pressed, or liquid in a 3-inch
pipe nipple (2-inch inside diameter, 1/16-inch wall) closed on each end
by a cap. The loaded item, in the standard test, contains a small air
space which can, if desired, be filled by inserting a wax plug. The
loaded item is subjected to the impact of caliber 30 bullet fired perpendicularly
to the long axis of the pipe nipple from a distance of 90 feet.
Rocket
Rakete; roquette
Pressure vessel containing a propellant, which, on being ignited,
produces hot gases, which, in turn, are expelled through a nozzle or
nozzles to produce thrust.
Rocket Motor
Raketentriebwerk; moteur fusée; propulseur
The propulsion assembly of a rocket or W Missile. The driving force
can be produced by burning liquid fuels in liquid oxidizers (liquid
oxygen, nitric acid, or other oxidants such as liquid fluorine), by burning
of solid propellants (W Solid Propellant Rockets), by burning solid
fuels in liquid oxidizers (W Hybrids), or by catalytic decomposition of
endothermal compounds (W Hydrazine; W Aerozin; W Aurol).
Rocket Test Stand
Raketen-Prüfstand; banc d’essai
The test stand serves to determinate the thrusts and pressures which
develop during the combustion process (W Thrust Determination).
Since we are interested in the combustion behavior at different temperatures,
the test stands are mostly equipped with warm and cold
chambers for conditioning prior to testing.
The design of some stands makes it possible to determine other thrust
components (e.g., the side component in inclined nozzles) and
torques.
Test stands may be designed for the engine to be tested in a vertical or
in a horizontal position.