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Historical Evolution of NASA Standard Materials Testing with Hypergolic Propellants and Ammonia (NASA Standard 6001 Test 15)The NASA Johnson Space Center White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) has performed testing of hazardous and reactive aerospace fluids, including hypergolic propellants, with materials since the 1960s with the Apollo program. Amongst other test activities, Test 15 is a NASA standard test for evaluating the reactivity of materials with selected aerospace fluids, in particular hydrazine, monomethylhydrazine, uns-dimethylhydrazine, Aerozine 50, dinitrogen tetroxide oxidizers, and ammonia. This manuscript provides an overview of the history of Test 15 over a timeline ranging from prior to its development and first implementation as a NASA standard test in 1974 to its current refinement. Precursor documents to NASA standard tests, as they are currently known, are reviewed. A related supplementary test, international standardization, and enhancements to Test 15 are also discussed. Because WSTF was instrumental in the development and implementation of Test 15, WSTF experience and practices are referred to in this manuscript.
Document ID
20120003312
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Greene, Benjamin
(Jacobs Technology, Inc. United States)
McClure, Mark B.
(NASA White Sands Test Facility NM, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2012
Subject Category
Propellants And Fuels
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-25888
Report Number: JSC-CN-25888
Meeting Information
Meeting: JANNAF 59th Propulsion Meeting Joint Subcommittee Meeting
Location: San Antonio, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: April 30, 2012
End Date: May 4, 2012
Sponsors: Department of the Air Force, Department of the Navy, Department of the Army, NASA Headquarters
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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