[AR] Re: Larger size motor case liners

  • From: "Monroe L. King Jr." <monroe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:22:57 -0700

Jerry Irvine knows where to get phenolic liners for this size casing.
(US Rockets) http://v-serv.com/usr/crr152mm.htm

 Monroe

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> Subject: [AR] Re: Larger size motor case liners
> From: "Greg Deputy" <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, October 16, 2013 1:51 pm
> To: <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> I’m flying a 152mm 2 grain motor in a couple weeks, first tested years ago.   
> Case is 6061-t6, liner is cardboard wrapped with 1/16”epdm sheet.  I can’t 
> recall ever seeing phenolic liners in the 6”size.  Would have to be a custom 
> item.
> 
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> From: arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of Bill Claybaugh
> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 1:18 PM
> To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Arocket List
> Subject: [AR] Re: Larger size motor case liners
> 
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> Cases--which are also the airframe--are 6061-T6; liner is cast in place EPDM. 
> Grain is a center burning finocyl, also cast in place.
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> 
> Bill
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Oct 16, 2013, at 15:56, Daryle Dismukes <daryled@xxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:daryled@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
> 
> Those of you who are working with fuel grains in the 150mm / 5.5-6 inch 
> diameter range, what are you using for your motor cases and liners? The 
> largest I've done before is 98mm, and I used as much off the shelf Aerotech 
> hardware as I could. Now I need to do something larger in a hurry at work and 
> I'm hoping to find a source of pre-made carbon phenolic tubes between 5.5 to 
> 6 inches in diameter. Any sources or ideas? Other things to try?
> 
> -Daryle

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