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Propellants & Hazardous Fluids

Minimum Ignition Energy (MIE) Test Apparatus

The White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) has a wide variety of resources to draw upon in assessing the fire, explosion, compatibility, and safety hazards of hydrogen, oxygen, the hydrazine fuels, and nitrogen tetroxide. The skills and techniques developed to assess these propellants are also being utilized to analyze other propellants of current interest such as hydrogen peroxide. But, our work doesn’t stop there.

One of NASA’s goals under each of its four strategic enterprises is to transfer technology to industry and the commercial sector. To meet this goal, the other half of our work involves participation in standards organizations such as ASTM and AIAA, documenting results in technical papers and safety manuals, developing and delivering safety courses, and performing hazards/failure analyses.

Explosion from Hydrogen/Oxygen Vertical Impact Test

For additional information contact Harry Johnson, (505) 524-5723.

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