The objective of this paper is to present the fundamentals of solid rocket motor (SRM) propulsion. The following topics are covered: the history of SRMs; the basic components of an SRM; the efficiency of an SRM as defined by specific impulse; the characteristics of SRM operation as established by global conservation laws; transformation of the solid propellant to combustion products, which results in changes in pressure and thrust; aspects of an SRM's design that influence aerodynamics and operation, including burning rate and grain design; steady state operation; transient unsteady regimes; computational description of SRM internal aerodynamics; and obstacles to better prediction of the turbulence generated by combustion, unsteady propellant combustion, and fluid-structure coupling.
Introduction to Solid Rocket Propulsion
2004
17 pages
Report
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English
Fluid Mechanics , Combustion & Ignition , Rocket Engines & Motors , Combustion , Mathematical prediction , Instability , Solid propellant rocket engines , Rocket propulsion , Aerodynamics , Steady state , Symposia , High temperature , Turbulence , High pressure , Computational fluid dynamics , France , Mach number , Unsteady flow , Thrust , Rocket propellant grains , Specific impulse , Propulsion system components , Combustion products , Combustion instability , Ariane 5 solid rocket motors , Nato furnished , Foreign reports , Component report
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