The ability to understand and predict the expected internal behaviour of a given solid-propellant rocket motor under transient conditions is important. Research towards predicting and quantifying undesirable transient axial combustion instability symptoms necessitates a comprehensive numerical model for internal ballistic simulation under dynamic flow and combustion conditions. A numerical mode...

Abstract In order to investigate the effect of different double-pulse solid rocket motor metal diaphragm configurations on opening performance, a compartment device is designed. A modified Johnson-Cook principal structure model and damage criterion are used simulate pressure-bearing forces based finite element software. obtain parameters J-C model, Quasi-static tensile tests at strain rates 10 ...

To improve the performance of a solid rocket motor (SRM), multiobjective optimal design method that can consider structural integrity, internal ballistic performance, and loading SRM was proposed based on parametric modeling surrogate technology. Firstly, technology introduced into field integrity analysis for high-loading SRM, which influences load geometric parameters maximum von Mises strain...

Flexible inhibitors are generally used in solid rocket motors (SRMs) as a means to control the burning of propellant. Vortices generated by the flow of propellant around the flexible inhibitors have been identified as a driving source of instabilities that can lead to thrust oscillations in launch vehicles. Potential coupling between the SRM thrust oscillations and structural vibration modes is...

Near-field vector intensity measurements have been made of a 12.7-cm diameter nozzle solid rocket motor. The measurements utilized a test rig comprised of four probes each with four low-sensitivity 6.35-mm pressure microphones in a tetrahedral arrangement. Measurements were made with the rig at nine positions (36 probe locations) within six nozzle diameters of the plume shear layer. Overall lev...