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Lampblack (carbon) may slightly increase the burn rate of most propellants through increased heat transfer from the combustion flame to the propellant surface. 23.Mod-01 Lec-23 Burn Rate of Solid Propellants and Equilibrium pressure in Solid Propellants Rockets; 24.Mod-01 Lec-24 Design Aspects of Solid Propellant Rockets; 25.Mod-01 Lec-25 Burning Surface Area of Solid Propellant Grains; 26.Mod-01 Lec-26 Ignition of Solid Propellant Rockets; 27.Mod-01 Lec-27 Review of Solid Propellant Rockets These three dependent variables are often used in selecting a grain configuration in the preliminary design of a motor for a specific application. The sticks of ballistic control propellant can be aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the motor casing or to the casing wall, and for motors that are right circular cylinders with a central axis, the sticks will often be parallel to the central axis. Rocket propellant charge with negative pressure exponent. 3. The propellant grain, including the sticks of ballistic control propellant and the matrix propellant, can either be formed in the motor casing directly, or pre-formed as a single coherent solid mass or cartridge and inserted in the casing, all such methods being known in the rocketry art. in controlling the burning rate of the propellant. The use of the stick(s) allows a wide latitude in matrix materials, and also allows metallic additives such as lead and smoke-generating materials such as ammonium perchlorate to be eliminated without significant loss of performance and without significant increase in smoke generation. The sticks increase the burning surface area as the grain burns by forming conical indentations in the surface. 11-17) this configuration works for 2 < L/D < 4. This "augmentation" of burn rate is referred to as. Although the specific materials used in any single embodiment of the invention can vary widely, best results will in most cases be obtained when the burn rate of the ballistic control propellant is from about 1.3 times to about ten times the burn rate of the matrix propellant, or from about 1.5 times to about five times, or from about 1.5 times to about three times. The solution was to use a central star shaped perforation, which could produce an essentially flat thrust/time curve. The fuel material has a combustion surface and is exposed to . The sticks increase the burning surface area as the grain burns by forming conical indentations in the surface. > And the grain burning processes was simulated in Fig. Now, consider the case of single perforated propellant grain, which burns from the outer surface, as well as from the inner surface. The solid propellant's shape, called the propellant grain determines the burning surface area, which in turn affects how the thrust varies over time-progressive, regressive, or neutral profiles are possible. The grain is the shaped mass of processed solid propellant inside the rocket motor. Increase or reduce the percentage of oxidizer (greater O/F ratio), Adding a burn rate catalyst or suppressant, Operate the motor at a lower or higher chamber pressure, The effect of the oxidizer particle size on burn rate seems to be influenced by the. ); L/D of case = 2 to 7; burn time t = 60 to 120 sec; low-altitude operations with low nozzle area ratios (6 to 16) High-performance propellant; large nozzle area ratio (20 to 200); L/D of case = 1 to 2; burn time t = 40 to 120 sec (see Fig. The ballistic control propellant preferably has a burn rate that is greater than 1 inch per second at 3,000 psi, and is thermally insensitive. Poisson's ratio 0 of the composite propellant is 0 to 0.16. In the ballistic control propellant, and in certain cases, both the ballistic control propellant and the matrix propellant, preferred formulations have a low pressure sensitivity at high pressures. The remaining unburned propellant slivers, and often also the shift of the center of gravity during burning, should be minimized. Both the ballistic control propellant and the matrix propellant can also be devoid of RDX. Fig. Today almost all larger motors and many tactical missile motors use case bonding. 2. A burn rate suppressant is an additive that has the opposite effect to that of a catalyst -- it is used to decrease the burn rate. Usually, the propellant grain is not just a simple cylinder, but often has slots and fins in its In an operating rocket motor, there is a pressure drop along the axis of the combustion chamber, a drop which is physically necessary to accelerate the increasing mass flow of combustion products toward the nozzle. The annular space around the blast tube is usually filled with guidance, control, and other nonpropulsive equipment. Major dimensions like outer and inner radii and length have been kept constant to suit common MBRL application. Definitions and terminology important to grains include: Configuration-. 11-1 and 11-7 and also below in this section. The grain can be securely bonded to the casing in which it is cast, without gaps, to avoid localized gas pockets or gas flow in directions other than the intended direction, i.e., the aft direction from the end surface. It has been possible to demonstrate that this phenomenon results from a nonuniform regression of the grain surface, which is in turn the result of the increase of propellant burning rate near the wall. Expressed as the burning rates themselves, ballistic control propellants can have, for example, burning rates within the range of about 0.75 in/sec (1.9 cm/sec) to about 5.0 in/sec (12.7 cm/sec) at 2,000 psi, or from about 0.85 in/sec (2.2 cm/sec) to about 3.0 in/sec (7.6 cm/sec) at 2,000 psi, and matrix propellants can have burning rates within the range of about 0.25 in/sec (0.64 cm/sec) to about 2.0 in/sec (5.1 cm/sec) at 2,000 psi, or from about 0.4 in/sec (1.0 cm/sec) to about 1.0 in/sec (2.5 cm/sec) at 2,000 psi, with the difference between the burning rates of the two propellants being within the range of about 0.25 in/sec (0.64 cm/sec) to about 2.0 in/sec (5.1 cm/sec), and preferably from about 0.4 in/sec (1.0 cm/sec) to about 1.0 in/sec (2.5 cm/sec). The thrust is therefore proportional to the propellants exposed surface area. ); L/D of case = 5 to 10; usually has fins and/or wings; thrust is high at launch and then is reduced (boost-sustain); many have blast tubes (see Fig. Lead salts and related compounds present problems, however. For a hollow-cylindrical grain, this is the cross-section area of the core. The instantaneous burning rate of a propellant may be estimated from the, The third method of determining burning rate of a propellant is by use of a. Figure 11-5 shows this for a two-dimensional grain with a central cylindrical cavity with five slots. The grain geometry can be changed to reduce excessive stresses. scale then grain geometry/burning area regression rate O(10-3-10-2 m/s) flow velocity O . 6. 11-16). plants carrying both fuel and oxidant therefor; Control thereof using solid propellants, Shape or structure of solid propellant charges, Shape or structure of solid propellant charges made of two or more portions burning at different rates or having different characteristics, Shape or structure of solid propellant charges of the front-burning type, INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04, INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS, The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy, The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force, MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNORS:AEROJET-GENERAL CORPORATION;AEROJET-GENERAL CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:038596/0912, ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:DAWLEY, SCOTT K;FRIEDLANDER, MARK PEYSER, III;SIGNING DATES FROM 20121219 TO 20130220;REEL/FRAME:038621/0198, ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:DAWLEY, SCOTT K;FRIEDLANDER, MARK PEYSER;SIGNING DATES FROM 20121219 TO 20130220;REEL/FRAME:038638/0861, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, TEXAS, NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS;ASSIGNOR:AEROJET ROCKETDYNE, INC., SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO RPW ACQUISITION LLC;REEL/FRAME:039197/0125, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, TE, DOCKETED NEW CASE - READY FOR EXAMINATION, PUBLICATIONS -- ISSUE FEE PAYMENT RECEIVED, PUBLICATIONS -- ISSUE FEE PAYMENT VERIFIED, A kind of pyrotechnic gas propellant composition and preparation method thereof, Method of making multi-base propellants from pelletized nitrocellulose, Method of producing rockets, especially for aeronautic purposes, Improvements in devices enabling the combustion speed of solid fuel propellants for rockets and missiles to be modified at will, End-burning type gas generating propellant grains. NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS;ASSIGNOR:AEROJET ROCKETDYNE, INC., SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO RPW ACQUISITION LLC;REEL/FRAME:039197/0125, Owner name: The grain configuration is designed to satisfy most requirements, but sometimes some of these six catgories are satisfied only partially. The ballistic control propellant can include nitrocellulose, for example, in combination with an energetic plasticizer such as, for example, cyclotetramethylene tetranitramine (HMX), cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (RDX), butyl nitratoethyl nitramine (BuNENA), butanetriol trinitrate (BTTN), bis-dinitropropylacetal/formal (BDNPA/F), or methyl/ethyl nitratoethyl nitramine (Me/Et NENA), and further in combination with a high-nitrogen burning rate modifier such as, for example, triaminoguanidinium azotetrazolate (TAGzT), guanidinium azotetrazolate (GUzT), 1,1-diamino-2,2-nitroethene (FOX-7), 3,3-diamino-4,4-azoxyfurazan (DAAF), or 2,6-diamino-3,5-dinitropyrazine-1-oxide (LLM-105). Such a high spin rate is well beyond that required for stabilizing, so for amateur rockets, acceleration augmented burn rate is not a concern. These cavities need to be checked for resonance, damping, and combustion stability. The numerical method discretizes the grain configuration and analyzes the motion of the surface [ 14, 15 ]. A free-standing grain is loaded before the aft closure is assembled. The static pressure is greatest where gas flow is zero, that is, at the front (bulkhead) of the motor. DOCKETED NEW CASE - READY FOR EXAMINATION, Free format text: Examples of end-burning rocket motors are the original Stinger (a surface-to-air missile developed by the United States Army), the ARCAS (All-Purpose Rocket for Collecting Atmospheric Soundings, first developed by Atlantic Research Corporation), and the Standard Missile Sustainer motors (also developed by Atlantic Research Corporation). By preventing burning on inhibited surfaces the initial burning area can be controlled and reduced. The initial tube length is marked as L f and represents the total length of the tube. The matrix propellant thus burns at rates approximately proportional to the radial distance from each stick, producing localized concave regions that are at least approximately shaped as right-circular inverse cones. 9 Solid Propellant Grain Configurations End burner cigarette burner constant. H2O), and minimally heated during casting, the resulting propellant has a moisture content approaching 3.5%. Fully consumable reactive wires embedded in propellant have been used to increase the burning rate by increasing the surface area; however, the manufacture of propellant grains and the observation of geometric effects with reactive components has been restricted by traditional manufacturing and viewing methods. > As a result of motor developments of the past three decades, many grain configurations are available to motor designers. To address these problems, reduced-smoke and minimum-smoke propellants have been developed. The nozzle area ratio is increased from 49.3 to 181; this improves the specific impulse by about 14 sec. Surface-time curve refers to a plot or graph of the change in the burning surface with respect to time. Since burn rate is dependant upon the local pressure, the rate should be greatest at this location. said rod terminating at said ignition end of said grain, wherein the matrix propellant and the ballistic control propellants are solid propellants. Aging is discussed in the next chapter. > (Courtesy of Orbital Sciences, Corp. and Alliant Tech Systems. 2. Typical common grain configurations using combinations of two basic shapes for the grain cavity. However, if a grains geometry is designed without increasing surface area, then the SRMs thrust and pressure curves will be more uniform. 11-7. 16-5. > The case-bonded grains give a somewhat better performance, a little less inert mass (no holding device, support pads, and less insulation), a better volumetric loading fraction, are more highly stressed, and often somewhat more difficult and expensive to manufacture. Find the latest published documents for burning surface, Related hot topics, top authors, the most cited documents, and related journals . ); some are spin stabilized Small diameter (5 to 18 in. It produces a maximum vacuum thrust of 726 kN (163,200 lbf) for 68.6 sec, a vacuum specific impulse of 295 sec, with a propellant mass of 15,014 kg and an initial mass of 16,383 kg. FIGURE 11-16. If necessary, the propellant formulation may be slightly altered or "tailored" to fit exactly the required burning time or grain geometry. The sticks increase the burning surface area as the grain burns by forming conical indentations in the surface. The matrix propellant can be devoid of metallic fuels, examples of which are aluminum and boron, and also devoid of halogen-containing additives, including chlorine-containing oxidizers, of which a prominent example is ammonium perchlorate. The wagon wheel is structurally superior to the star shape around 0.3 and is necessary at a web fraction of 0.2 (high thrust and short burn time). This method stores surface position information in a 3-D coordinate system. B. They are usually established by the vehicle designers. Web Fraction, bf. Further modifications, variations, examples, and substitutions that will be apparent to those skilled in the art are likewise included in the scope of the invention. Web Thickness, b: The minimum thickness of the grain from the initial burning surface to the insulated case wall or to the intersection of another burning surface; for an end-burning grain, b equals the length of the grain (see Fig. For these reasons, training in the use of rockets with minimum-smoke propellants must include expensive range remediation from the toxic by-products. This includes any discrepancy between an art-understood definition of a word or phrase and a definition explicitly provided in this specification of the same word or phrase. Inventors: grain geometry. However, this effect is relatively minor and is usually offset by the countereffect of erosive burning. As methods evolved for increasing the propellant burning rate, the number of configurations needed decreased. Nozzle if the propellant grain has aged excessively. It also allows some axial motion between the grain periphery and the case. This covering confines the burning area and aids . Restricted burning; B. a rod of ballistic control propellant embedded in said matrix propellant, wherein said ballistic control propellant comprises nitrocellulose, an energetic plasticizer, and a high-nitrogen burning rate modifier and is devoid of ammonium perchlorate, wherein the high-nitrogen burning rate modifier is selected from triamonoguanidium azotetrazolate (TAGzT), guanidinum azotetrazolate (GUzT), 1, 1-diamino-2,2-nitroethane (FOX-7), 3,3-diamino-4,4-azoxyfurazan (DAAF), and 2,6-diamino-3,5-dinitropyrazine-1-oxide (LLM-105). The grain is simple (internal tube perforation). This is discussed in the next section of this chapter. Conferences-Events The more surface area visible, the faster the burning will occur. In this paper a reference composite propellant grain has been considered for various neutral burning surfaces. Inhibitor. When lead in any form is present, the use of a ballistic control propellant in the fond of relatively thin sticks allows a reduction in the lead by confining the lead to the sticks. The grain geometry is selected to fit these requirements; it should be compact and use the available volume efficiently, have an appropriate burn surface versus time profile to match the desired thrust-time curve, and avoid or predictably control possible erosive burning. Below this pressure the combustion ceases altogether or may be erratic and unsteady with the plume appearing and disappearing periodically. For a case-bonded internal burning grain, the ratio of the web thickness b to the outer radius of the grain: Volumetric Loading Fraction, Vf. Perforation: The central cavity port or flow passage of a propellant grain; its cross section may be a cylinder, a star shape, etc. Many grains are neutral burning. MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNORS:AEROJET-GENERAL CORPORATION;AEROJET-GENERAL CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:038596/0912, Owner name: The result of these two actions is that the total surface remains the same. The following nomenclature is used: Grain configuration, d-burning grain, En Cylindrical grain:, Inhibitor, Restricted surface, Perforation,Sliver: . This motor is used for propelling upper launch vehicle stages or spacecraft. Using Eq. A thin frangible cork barrier conforming to the contour of the burning surface of individual solid propellant grains in a multiple grain rocket motor prevents premature ignition of the protected grain by the heat of combustion of previously ignited adjacent grains and is expelled through the rocket motor nozzle upon ignition of the protected grain. Bonding at the casing wall is likewise accomplished by conventional means, such as for example the use of the same binder that binds the grain into a coherent mass. End-burning grains are used in solid propellant rocket motors and pyrotechnic gas generators that require stable and prolonged generation of combustion gases. In an end-burning motor, the length of the propellant grain establishes the duration of the thrust, while the magnitude of the thrust depends on the mass burning rate which is determined by the choice of propellant as well as the area of the burning surface. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:DAWLEY, SCOTT K;FRIEDLANDER, MARK PEYSER;SIGNING DATES FROM 20121219 TO 20130220;REEL/FRAME:038638/0861, Owner name: 14 U 0 is the activation energy of thermal damage and is 130 kJ/mol, 15 is the structure sensitive factor, E 1 is the modulus in the rubbery state and is taken as 106 Pa, k 1 is the pre-exponential factor of the stretching damage effects and can be calculated using k 1 = 0 . An example of a "neutral burning" grain is a single perforated grain whose inner surface increases and whose outer surface decreases as it burns. Modeling the Burning Surface Area of Propellant, Ab as a function of Surface Regression Distance, s(t) Historically, in order to change the thrust curve, the cross-sectional area is adjusted by changing the geometry. The nozzle is at the missile's aft end. communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers. The burn rate (at ambient pressure) is reduced significantly. Current designs concentrate on relatively few configurations, since the needs of a wide variety of solid rocket applications can be fulfilled by combining known configurations or by slightly altering a classical configuration. The rate of regression, usually expressed in cm/ sec, mm/sec, or in./sec, is the burning rate r. The effects of erosive burning can be minimized by designing the motor with a sufficiently large port-to-throat area ratio (Aport/At). 11-16 and 11-17 Case-bonded: Adhesion exists between grain and case or between grain and insulation and case; propellant is usually cast into the case Cartridge-loaded'. 11-13). Success in rocket motor design and development depends significantly on knowledge of burning rate behavior of the selected propellant under all, FIGURE 11-2. Certainly the best and most effective means of increasing the burn rate is the addition of a, Accelerating vapourized fuel reactions in the gas phase in the combustion zone, Increasing heat transfer at the propellant surface layer. The 50 in. The propellant grain of this invention produces localized concave regions in the burning surface during the course of burning, thereby increasing the burning surface area relative to that formed during unassisted or uniform burning across the burning surface. The increased surface area is achieved by the use of a matrix propellant that has one or more faster-burning sticks, i.e., rods of small cross section relative to the grain as a whole, embedded in the matrix propellant, the sticks being of a propellant with a burn rate that is higher than the burn rate of the matrix propellant. Bryan Schaefer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. In certain embodiments of the invention, the propellant grain is shaped to include small cone-shaped depressions or other surface features in the burn surface prior to ignition. As the circle burns outward, the circles circumference expands, increasing the propellants burning surface area. Simplified cross section through a typical tactical motor. Home | The problem with the internal burning tube grain design is not enough surface area exists at the beginning of the burn. Grain solid and initial burning surface modeling by CAD software Full size image the grain solid was discretized into a 256 * 256 * 256 vortex matrix. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:DAWLEY, SCOTT K;FRIEDLANDER, MARK PEYSER, III;SIGNING DATES FROM 20121219 TO 20130220;REEL/FRAME:038621/0198, Free format text: Most propellant grains combine two or more of these basic surfaces to obtain the desired burning characteristic. Burn back analysis using solid modeling 2.1 Geometrical modeling of the propellant grain The burn back methodology used in this study is solid modeling of the propellant grain. x-forwarded-proto nginx; intellectual property theft statistics; msxml2 domdocument reference in vb6 In safety point of view propellants should produce low-smoke exhaust and not be prone to combustion instability. The end burner has the highest volumetric loading fraction, the lowest grain cavity volume for a given total impulse, and a relatively low burning area or thrust with a long duration. There are two methods of holding the grain in the case, as seen in Fig. at 1 atmosphere. FIGURE 11-17. This is a double-edged sword, as motor start-up is enhanced, which leads to more efficient use of propellant, and a thrust-time profile more closely matching design curve. It is worth noting that the residual moisture has a significant effect upon the mechanical properties of the propellant, producing a "waxy" and rather flexible (albeit viscous, not elastic) grain. They have to be defined and known before the grain can be designed. The burning surface area consists of the cylindrical inner tube, combined with the frontal ring shaped area. Internal Insulator: An internal layer between the case and the propellant grain made of an adhesive, thermally insulating material that will not burn readily. Booster rocket motor for the Pegasus air-launched three-stage satellite launch vehicle. This is discussed in Chapter 13. Propellant burning where the reacting surface area de-creases during the interval of combustion. Vieille's Law): Temperature affects the rate of chemical reactions and thus the, For most propellants, certain levels of local combustion gas velocity (or mass flux) flowing parallel to the burning surface leads to an increased burning rate. Various means may be employed to determine these parameters, such as a Strand Burner or Ballistic Evaluation Motor (BEM). This means the burning surface area is the circles circumference. This technique has been used with great success in characterizing the Epoxy based propellants. This reduction in mass flux has the same effect as a decrease in throat area, thus increased chamber pressure (and consequently higher burning rate) may result. The diameter of a stick in preferred embodiments is within the range of about 0.1 inch (0.25 cm) to about 1.0 inch (2.54 cm), and in many cases from about 0.1 inch (0.25 cm) to about 2.0 inch (0.51 cm). However, most rockets have a single grain. However, the operating pressure of solid rocket motor with end-burning grain measured in experiments is often higher than the theoretical value. PATENTED CASE. Spherical (case-bonded) with slots and cylinder, Spherical (case-bonded) with slots and cylinder or only radially are "two-dimensional grains." Although the limited number of configurations given in this table may not encompass all the practical possibilities for fulfilling a nearly constant thrust-time performance requirement, combinations of these features should be considered to achieve a neutral pressure-time trace and high volumetric loading before a relatively unproven configuration is accepted. The initial grain geometry of a solid propellant strictly depends on the propulsive mission. PR-DISCOVERY-DAY 11-16. The blast tube allows the grain to be close to the center of gravity of the vehicle; there is very little movement of the center of gravity. 11-5 we can visualize the change of the grain geometry by drawing successive burning surfaces with a constant time interval between adjacent surface contours. The burning action of these grains is called "Degressive burning". This is similar to the Crawford strand burner, but is simpler in means of operation. From the flight mission one can determine the rocket motor requirements. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, TE, Free format text: This exposed surface area dictates a SRMs performance and can be utilized to achieve the desired thrust curve. For AP based propellants, oxamide (NH2 CO2)2 is particularly effective in reducing burn rate, without sacrificing performance. Correspondingly, grains that burn only longitudinally. > The various combina - tions of propellants ingredients are meant to give burning stability and storage stability. This includes sticks that are angled outward from the axis in either direction relative to the burn direction, as well as sticks that are spiral in shape. 11-15). The shape or geometry of the initial burning surfaces of a grain as it is intended to operate in a motor. In essence, the shape or pattern of the curve will be the same as the surface-time curve of the propellant grain. For a neutral burning grain (approximately constant thrust), for example, the burning surface Ab has to stay approximately constant, and for a regressive burning grain the burning area will diminish during the burning time. Propellant burning rate is influenced by certain factors, the most significant being: where r is the burn rate, ro is a constant (usually taken as zero), a is the burn rate coefficient, and n is the pressure exponent. If a propellant exhibits plateau or mesa behaviour, this means of obtaining a lower burning rate would be less effective. Burning rate modifiers that are specifically designed to achieve plateau or mesa burning rate behavior are often included in minimum-smoke propellants, and the modifiers of choice for this purpose are lead salts and lead-containing compounds, as described in U.S. Pat. Different . Provisional Patent Application No. Regressive burning occurs when the thrust produced by a rocket motor decreases over the burning period. 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