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1)E:PARTMENT OF DEFENCE,

DEFENCE SCIIENCE AND TECHNCILlOGY 0RG.ANISATI.ON

WEAPONS :SYSTEMS RESEARCH LABOR.AT1ORY

TECHNICAL REPORT

WSRL-0524-TR

TECHNIIQUES FOR MEASUREMENT OF !YnTIK INPUT DURING GUN PROPELLANT PROCESSING

D.P. Manuelpi l lai and R . Benn.ie!r

S U M M A R Y

This r epor t deals 'with t h e p r i n c i p l e s , app l i ca t ion and performance of loa'd and work sensing tec:hniques used on propel lant mixers and r o l l i n g m i l l s .. Thie current and recommended a l t e r n a t i v e methods used i n load sensing during manufacture of propel lants a r e ou t l ined .

POSTAL ADDRESS: Direc tor , Weapons Systems Research Laboratory, Box 2151, GPO, Adelaide, South A u s t r a l i a , 5001.

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