Magnus Mar Gudnason s072205 Characterization of Potassium Nitrate - Sugar Alcohol Based Solid Rocket Propellants Bachelor Thesis, August 2010 Magnus Mar Gudnason s072205 Characterization of Potassium Nitrate - Sugar Alcohol Based Solid Rocket Propellants Bachelor Thesis, August 2010 Characterization of Potassium Nitrate - Sugar Alcohol Based Solid Rocket Propellants, This report was prepared by Magnus Mar Gudnason s072205 Supervisor Niels Bjerrum Department of Chemistry Kemitorvet Technical University of Denmark Building 207 DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby Denmark www.kemi.dtu.dk Tel: (+45) 45 25 24 19 Fax: (+45) 45 88 31 36 E-mail: [email protected] Release date: July 1st 2010 Category: 1 (public) Edition: First Comments: This report is part of the requirements to achieve the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.Sc.Eng.) at the Technical Univer- sity of Denmark. This report represents 20 ECTS points. Rights: ©Magnus Mar Gudnason, 2010 Acknowledgements I wishtotake this opportunityto expressmy gratitudeto mysupervisorDr. Niels I. Bjerrum for giving me the opportunity of working at this project. Special thanks for always helping out goes to the laboratory assistant Claus Burke Mortensen and Steen Blichfeldt. I would specially like to thank Richard Nakka for his contribution to the field of experimental rocketry and the motivation that lead to this project. I would like to thank • Scott Fintel for his work on KN-Erythritol propellant and his support and encouragement. • themembersofDanishAmateurRocketryClub(DARK)fortheirhelp and especially Hans Olaf Toft for his help with the data acquisition system and Henrik Nissen for supplying a burst disc and help with hydrostatic testing of the firing vessel. • CCP(DeveloperofEVE-Online)fortheirsupportandafundof50.000 ISK. • Kevin Swingler of Incite Technology Ltd. at Stirling University for his contribution of one Linux USBDUX-fast DAQ board for data record- ing. • GunnarIngiatMalmtaekniforsupplyingpolycarbonateandpolyethy- lene plates. • Sonja Hansen at Cargill for supplying free samples of sugar alcohols. Preface Thisthesisissubmittedaspartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsforadegree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.Sc.Eng.) at the Technical Univer- sity of Denmark. This report represent 20 ECTS points. It was written by Magnus Mar Gudnason under the supervision of professor Niels J. Bjerrum. The thesis is based upon studies conducted during March 2010 to August 2010 at the Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark.