THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Mohammed Alazeezi

,

Nikola Popovic

,

Predrag M. Elek

TWO-COMPONENT PROPELLANT GRAIN FOR ROCKET MOTOR: COMBUSTION ANALYSIS AND GEOMETRIC OPTIMIZATION

ABSTRACT
The paper considers utilization of rocket motor propellant grains that consist of two propellants. The idea is to achieve approximately neutral burning using an outer surface inhibited cylindrical shape and complex contact surface between propellants. An existing propellant grain with complex geometry has been analytically modeled in terms of determination of evolution of corresponding burning surface areas. The analytical and experimental results’ diagrams of this grain have been found to have a saw-tooth shape because of the segments that separate the two propellants, causing potential problems in the burning process during the relatively short active phase, showing an obvious need for further optimization. This has created an opportunity for development of improved propellant grain geometry and corresponding mathematical model for determination of main interior ballistic parameters. Comparison between calculation results based on both models and experimentally determined chamber pressure data shows very good agreement. Therefore, two-component propellant grains have significant application possibilities using the suggested modeling approaches.
KEYWORDS
rocket propulsion, Solid propellant, grain geometry, two-component grain, optimization
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2021-06-04
PAPER REVISED: 2021-08-19
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2021-08-20
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2021-10-10
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI210604290A
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2022, VOLUME 26, ISSUE Issue 2, PAGES [1567 - 1578]
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Two-component propellant grain for rocket motor: Combustion analysis and geometric optimization

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