Study of the paste-like propellant combustion at various loading schemes

The experimental and theoretical studies of the paste-like propellant combustion in a model ballistic installation are implemented. The research is carried out using three masses of projectile assemblies and three types of the propellant charge. The paper presents two versions of the law of dispersion for paste-like propellants which allow accounting for the pressure on the front and acceleration of the projectile assembly with a traveling charge. The coefficients in the laws of dispersion are obtained. Using the mathematical model presented in this work, the gas-dynamic pictures of the shots when the propellants are applied as traveling charges are obtained for each dispersion law. Based on the results, a detailed study of the processes occurring with the traveling charge consisting of a model paste-like propellant is implemented for various shot arrangements. The discrepancy between theoretical results and the results obtained in the set of experiments is no more than 2% for the maximum pressure and no more than 1% for the muzzle velocity. The dispersion law accounting for the projectile assembly acceleration and traveling charge makes it possible to describe accurately the processes in the space behind the projectile for projectile assemblies of various masses and different types of granulated powder charge in terms of the model ballistic installation in the considered pressure range.