DEVELOPING NEW TOOLS FOR ANTIBACTERIAL DRUG DISCOVERY

Not Available The proposed nine month Phase I program will further develop, at a lab bench scale, a demonstrated solid rocket motor propellant whose combustion and propulsion properties are controlled by the application of electrical voltage. Multiple ignition and extinguishment tests have been demonstrated on a single test specimen by the application and removal of electrical voltage. The objectives of this program will be to 1) develop the formulation technology that permits control of electrical conductivity in the propellant over a wide temperature range, 2) measure the speed of ignition and extinguishment, 3) determine the electrical power required to ignite and control the propellant's burning properties and 4) measure the effect of voltage on thrust for small motor grains. Measurments will be made of the power required for ignition and at least two differing wire insulations will be tested to control the flux surface area during combustion. Tests will be made to demonstrate the control of propellant burning and motor thrust by varying the applied voltage. These tests will be videotaped and the test results will be utilized to design, develop and test a small scale motor configuration on a Phase II program.