Pyrotechnic Igniters for Liquid Propellant Gun .

D. K. Kharat; K. J. Daniel; K. R. Rao; A. A. Ghosh; S. T. Shah; S. C. Mitra

doi:10.14429/dsj.47.3995

D. K. Kharat Armament Research & Development Establishment, Pune
K. J. Daniel Armament Research & Development Establishment, Pune
K. R. Rao Armament Research & Development Establishment, Pune
A. A. Ghosh Armament Research & Development Establishment, Pune
S. T. Shah Armament Research & Development Establishment, Pune
S. C. Mitra Armament Research & Development Establishment, Pune

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.47.3995

Keywords: Combustion chamber, Pyrotechnic igniters, Liquid propellant guns, Liquid propellants

Abstract

The results of a preliminary investigation on the use of liquid propellant for gun application are presented. Both regenerative and bulk loaded liquid propellant guns were used in the study.Pyrotechnic igniters were tried out for igniting the liquid propellant. Existing pyrotechnic igniters were suitably modified to obtain pressure beyond 20 MPa in less than 3 ms in the combustion chamber.