DESIGN OPTIMIZATION AND GEOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE SLOTTED SOLID PROPELLANT GRAINS | ||||
International Conference on Aerospace Sciences and Aviation Technology | ||||
Article 25, Volume 11, ASAT Conference, 17-19 May 2005, May 2011, Page 441-462 PDF (3.29 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/asat.2011.27162 | ||||
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Author | ||||
Zayed, A. N. | ||||
Egyptian Armed Forces. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Three different categories, of the slotted solid propellant grains, are optimized from the point of view of the configuration parameters. The optimization process, of the main dimensions and the length ratio, is built on the conditions of filling coefficient and clamping factor. The grain geometry is analyzed to calculate the burning perimeters through the web thickness as a tool to predict the burning performance during the burning time. The effect of the length ratio on the performance of the burning perimeter is investigated to obtain the optimal length ratio for each configuration. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Rocket motor; Solid propellant; Internal burning; Slotted grains | ||||
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