Engineering topics
Publications and source records attributed to Anderson, Floyd A..
Report describes experimental study of combustion and rates of regression of selected fuels for hybrid rocket engines. Part of continuing effort to develop fuels with greater rates of regression and lesser dependence on shapes of fuel grains and to maximize potential specific impulse at low cost.
Carbonization of fibers at high temperatures improves strength and erosion resistance. Cotton linters tested as replacement for asbestos filler currently used in rubber insulation in solid rocket motors. Cotton-filled rubber insulation has industrial uses; in some kinds of chemical- or metal-processing equipment, hoses, and protective clothing.
Brief report describes concept for coal-burning hybrid rocket engine. Proposed engine carries larger payload, burns more cleanly, and safer to manufacture and handle than conventional solid-propellant rockets. Thrust changeable in flight, and stops and starts on demand.