Recent developments in elastomeric heat shielding materials for solid rocket motor casing application for future perspective
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DOI: 10.1002/pat.4101
Abstract: Catastrophic breakdown that occurs during the flight of supersonic vehicles demands more focused research in the insulation of rocket engines. At present, optimization of polymeric ablatives as viable insulation for solid rocket motor casing has… read more here.
Keywords: motor casing; elastomeric heat; solid rocket; heat shielding ... See more keywords
Successful plant scale production of solid propellant recycling from obsolete ammunition
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DOI: 10.1007/s10163-016-0495-y
Abstract: Solid propellant for rocket motor consists of a mixture of oxidizer with aluminum powder cured in poly-butadiene (PB) binder. Ammonium perchlorate (NH4ClO4, AP) is commonly used oxidizer in many propulsion systems as solid propellant. An… read more here.
Keywords: obsolete ammunition; rocket motor; solid propellant; successful plant ... See more keywords
Regression rate and combustion performance investigation on hybrid rocket motor with head-end swirl injection under high geometric swirl number
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2020.105922
Abstract: Abstract It is well known that head-end swirl injection can overcome the key problem of low regression rate and combustion inefficiency in hybrid rocket motor effectively. In this paper, the effect of head-end swirl injection… read more here.
Keywords: swirl injection; swirl; rocket motor; injection ... See more keywords
Solid Rocket Motor Propellant Optimization with Coupled Internal Ballistic–Structural Interaction Approach
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DOI: 10.2514/1.a34066
Abstract: This research aims to optimize the geometric design of slotted propellant grains for solid rocket motors with respect to coupled internal ballistic performance and structural strength criteria. In-... read more here.
Keywords: motor propellant; solid rocket; rocket motor; internal ballistic ... See more keywords