Flame Zone Spectroscopy of Solid Propellants

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Abstract
The spectroscopy of burning solid propellants has been generally limited to a photographic integration of the various flame zones as the burning strand is consumed and the flame passes a spectrographic slit. A few instances have been reported in which separation of the spectral emission from the different zones of the flame has been attempted, but the results are deficient either through loss of resolution of the spectrograph system or shortness of exposure time. An automatic constant level device is reported which now permits the isolation and detailed exposure of a definite flame zone throughout the complete time of burning of a 72‐inch length of strand. A discussion of the technique, illustrated with typical data on the degree of control, is presented. Typical absorption and emission spectrograms are given.

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