The temperatures produced by the various components in the propulsion system of rockets and missiles determine the performance of the rocket. Since these temperatures occur very rapidly and under extreme conditions, standard thermocouples fail before any meaningful temperatures are measured. This paper describes the features of a special family of high performance thermocouples, which can measure these transient temperatures with millisecond response times and under the most severe conditions of erosion. Examples of igniter, propellant and rocket nozzle temperatures are included in this paper. Also included is heat flux measurements made by these sensors in rocket applications.


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    Title :

    Unique thermocouple to measure the temperatures of squibs, igniters, propellants, and rocket nozzles


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Sensors for Propulsion Measurement Applications ; 2006 ; Orlando (Kissimmee),Florida,United States


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2006-05-10





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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