Study of intra-chamber processes in solid rocket motors by fiber optic sensors

AA Zhirnov, KV Stepanov, SG Sazonkin, TV Choban… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, an experimental study of the burning rate of solid fuel in a model solid
propellant rocket motor (SRM) E-5-0 was conducted using a non-invasive control method …

Analytical model for the prediction of pulsations in a cold-gas scale-model of a Solid Rocket Motor

L Hirschberg, T Schuller, J Collinet, C Schram… - Journal of Sound and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cold 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 …

Numerical investigation of thermoacoustic instability caused by small disturbance in a solid rocket motor

G Xu, P Liu, W Ao, Z Wang, B Jin - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The nonlinear instabilities caused by small disturbances in combustion chambers always
trouble solid rocket motors (SRMs) in application. This paper performs numerical simulation …

Experimental investigation on the heat fluxes generated by AP/HTPB solid propellant flames

S Boulal, RW Devillers, JY Lestrade, JM Lamet… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This article describes an experimental investigation into the heat fluxes generated by the
combustion of AP/HTPB solid propellant samples inside 1‑MPa pressurized combustion …

Theoretical study of the flame describing function of AP/HTPB propellant flame based on sandwich model

G Xu, P Liu, W Ao, B Jin - Acta Astronautica, 2019 - Elsevier
The flame dynamics of ammonium perchlorate/hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene
(AP/HTPB) composite propellant subject to the acoustic oscillation in a solid rocket motor …

Heterogeneous propellant combustion with conjugated interface conditions

Y Zhang, Y Cang, S Yang, L Wang - Computers & Fluids, 2022 - Elsevier
A numerical framework for three-dimensional simulation of heterogeneous propellant
combustion with conjugated interface conditions is proposed. Evolutions of the solid and gas …

Understanding AP/HTPB composite propellant combustion from new perspectives

Y Cang, L Wang - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
Combustion of the AP/HTPB composite propellant at the mesoscale is simulated by a
partitioned numerical framework, in which the unsteady solid-phase conduction, gas-solid …

Numerical Investigation on the Mechanism of Solid Rocket Motor Instability Induced by Differences between On-Ground and In-Flight Conditions

G Wang, C Li, W Pu, B Zhou, H Yang, Z Yang - Aerospace, 2024 - mdpi.com
A solid rocket motor (SRM) with a high aspect ratio that performs normally during ground
tests may experience instability during flight. To address this issue, this study employs the …

Interactions between turbulent flow and diffusion flame of composite propellant in a solid rocket motor with sidewall mass injection

G Xu, P Liu, W Ao, B Jin - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The numerical procedure for a diffusion flame based on Ammonium Perchlorate/Hydroxyl-
Terminated Polybutadiene (AP/HTPB) composite propellant in a solid rocket motor (SRM) is …

Q1D modeling of hydrodynamic instabilities in solid rocket motors

M Grossi, D Bianchi, B Favini - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
In this work pressure oscillations investigation within solid rocket motors are addressed with
particular focus on hydrodynamic instabilities. A Q1D model, named AGAR, is applied to …