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The primary focus of this study was the prediction of the peak temperature and pressure of the gas inside an underground containment chamber as a function of the propellant consumed and the prediction of the wall surface temperature as a function of time; A thermodynamic lumped approximation analysis was combined with the application of a semi-infinite heat conduction solution and Duhamel's integral. The result was an estimation of the peak temperature and pressure of the gas, as well as the surface temperature of the chamber wall. Parametric studies were performed using the model developed to help understand influences of various physical parameters. Additionally, comparisons were made to data taken from three different experiments conducted at the X-Tunnel complex at the Nevada Test Site.","abstract_html":"Outmoded solid rocket motor propellant is being destroyed by burning as part of the worldwide demilitarization process. 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