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
Preliminary experimental study on solid rocket fuel gas scramjet
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2018.10.031
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, a new scramjet configuration using solid fuel as propellant is proposed, namely, the solid rocket fuel gas scramjet. The ignition and combustion characteristics and performance of the engine were evaluated by… read more here.
Keywords: rocket fuel; fuel; solid rocket; fuel gas ... See more keywords
A reduced-order model of thermoacoustic instability in solid rocket motors
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2019.105615
Abstract: Abstract A finite-dimensional dynamical system is derived from a coupled system of partial differential equations modeling the thermoacoustic oscillations inside a solid rocket motor. The governing equations for the coupling between the chamber acoustics and… read more here.
Keywords: reduced order; solid rocket; system; order model ... See more keywords
Ablation behavior of Al20Si/graphite composite nozzle-throats in a solid rocket motor environment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.02.110
Abstract: Abstract Small solid rocket motors (SRM) require low density, low ablation nozzle-throat materials. In the present study, Al20Si alloy was infiltrated into the porous graphite matrix to develop Al20Si/graphite composites by pressure infiltration method. The… read more here.
Keywords: ablation behavior; ablation; solid rocket; nozzle ... See more keywords
Overview of Al-based nanoenergetic ingredients for solid rocket propulsion
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DOI: 10.1016/j.dt.2018.06.005
Abstract: Abstract The introduction of nano-sized energetic ingredients first occurred in Russia about 60 years ago and arose great expectations in the rocket propulsion community, thanks to the higher energy densities and faster energy release rates… read more here.
Keywords: rocket propulsion; solid rocket; overview based; based nanoenergetic ... See more keywords
Analytical model for the prediction of pulsations in a cold-gas scale-model of a Solid Rocket Motor
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2018.01.025
Abstract: old gas scale model experiments (1/30) demonstrate that coupling of vortex shedding with acoustic standing waves can produce pressure oscillations of the same level as observed in large Solid Rocket Motors. An analytical acoustical energy… read more here.
Keywords: gas scale; gas; model; solid rocket ... 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
Multiphase Effects on Solid Rocket Nozzle Performance
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DOI: 10.2514/1.b39096
Abstract: In the present work, we discuss the employment of a computational fluid dynamics approach to evaluate the specific impulse of solid rocket motors. Particular care is focused on two-phase flow and divergence losses, which represent… read more here.
Keywords: effects solid; multiphase effects; rocket; nozzle performance ... See more keywords
Large-Eddy Simulation of Vortex Shedding and Pressure Oscillations in Solid Rocket Motors
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DOI: 10.2514/1.j058866
Abstract: A three-dimensional high-fidelity numerical simulation of a small-scale solid rocket motor is carried out adopting the implicit large-eddy simulation (ILES) approach to investigate the coupling bet... read more here.
Keywords: large eddy; eddy simulation; solid rocket; simulation ... See more keywords
Ablation Characteristics Research in Solid Rocket Motor’s Combustion Chamber Produced by 3D Printing
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DOI: 10.3390/ma16083021
Abstract: A polyamide 12(PA12) reinforced with glass beads (GBs) solid rocket motor (SRM) produced by 3D Printing is proposed in the paper. The ablation research of the combustion chamber is studied by simulating the motor’s operating… read more here.
Keywords: combustion chamber; motor; ablation; solid rocket ... See more keywords
Design and Analysis of Solid Rocket Composite Motor Case Connector Using Finite Element Method
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DOI: 10.3390/polym14132596
Abstract: The connector is an essential component in the solid rocket motor case (SRMC), and its weight and performance can directly affect the blasting performance of SRMC. Considering the lightweight design of these structures, fiber-reinforced composite… read more here.
Keywords: solid rocket; finite element; design; motor case ... See more keywords