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- From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
- Subject: Re: Igniters
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.164454.29413@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
- References: <1993Jan21.142728.16273@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 16:44:54 GMT
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- jackson@sn.jsc.nasa.gov writes:
- : .....................................
- : I have had a problem with Aerotech RMS G motor loads and chuffing.
- : Never had a problem with the E and F loads.
- : I am not sure why this is. For the ISP loads since they are core-burners
- : , I think all are, its easy to put a piece of thermalite boster on the
- : CopperHead.
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- Chuffing is usually caused when the grain is ignited at the nozzle end
- of the motor instead of at the top end.
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- I have never had chuffing problems with ISP reloadables - I have never used
- the similar Aerotech design.
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- Bill
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