A phase transformation model for burning surface in AP/HTPB propellant combustion

Response of a Burning Propellant Surface to Erosive Transients

A Model of Ap/htpb Composite Propellant Combustion in Rocket-motor Environments

A comprehensive theoretical/numerical model for treating AP/HTPB composite-propellant combustion in a rocket-motor environment is presented. The formulation takes into account the conservation equations in both the gas and condensed phases, and accommodates finiterate chemical kinetics and variable thermophysical properties. The processes in the two phases are coupled at the surface to determin...

Dispersion of Toxic Exhausts from Liquid Rocket Propellant Combustion 25 Dispersion of Toxic Exhausts from Liquid Rocket Propellant Combustion

Environmental impact assessment of liquid rocket motor exhaust obtained due to mainly liquid propellant combustion have been highlighted. Exhaust product analysis has been carried out theoretically by computer software NASA CEC -71 to identify toxic emissions of rocket combustion. In the present study a high volume Air Samplers (APM-430) was deployed at predetermined locations near launch pad f...

Functionalized graphene sheet colloids for enhanced fuel/propellant combustion.

We have compared the combustion of the monopropellant nitromethane with that of nitromethane containing colloidal particles of functionalized graphene sheets or metal hydroxides. The linear steady-state burning rates of the monopropellant and colloidal suspensions were determined at room temperature, under a range of pressures (3.35-14.4 MPa) using argon as a pressurizing fluid. The ignition te...

A Dynamic Model for the Turbulent Burning Velocity for Premixed Combustion LES

A somewhat limited number of computationally tractable methods of simulating turbulent premixed combustion currently exist. Most of these methods either directly or indirectly require information about how fast flames propagate in turbulent flow fields. In this work a dynamic model for describing turbulent burning velocities in the context of large eddy simulation (LES) is presented. This model...