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US 4793866

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SOLID PROPELLANT FROM ROCKET MOTOR CASES

Assignee

MORTON THIOKOL, INC., 110 NORTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60606, A CORP OF DELAWARE

Filed

Dec 13, 1985

Granted

Dec 27, 1988

Location

NORTH OGDEN UT US

Abstract

A process and apparatus for removing solid propellant from a rocket motor case. Water is heated to a temperature of at least about 150 DEG Fahrenheit, pressurized to a pressure within the range of about 600 to 1200 psi, focused into a jet, and directed while moving relative to the propellant surface at an angle relative to the propellant surface which is in the range of about 15 to 45 degrees from a stand-off distance of up to about 20 inches.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

May 12, 1987

Rescinded

Jul 27, 1987

Duration

2 months

Inventor

  • 1MELDON J. MC INTOSH

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