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DTIC ADA016716: Engineering Design Handbook. Propellant Actuated Devices.

The handbook is a revision of the existing handbook published in 1963. The revision updates the material and design methodology, and introduces the application of computer techniques. Also, the revision reorganizes the material and presents the design information in a more logical sequence. The handbook is a guide to design engineers engaged in the development of propellant actuated thrust devices and gas generators for various applications. Topics discussed include the following: Description of propellant actuated devices; Basic design considerations; Preliminary design techniques; Interior ballistic analysis; Design examples; Performance evaluation; Conversion of distortion energy equation to more useful forms for propellant actuated devices; Table of wall ratios; Derivation of equation used in determining length of engagement threads; Computer program for simulation of direct stroking device; Computer program for high-low stroking device; Computer program for high-low grain design.

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