Kompozit Roket Yakıtının Yanma Hızı Üzerine Ortam Basıncının ve Başlangıç Sıcaklığının Etkileri

Year 2023, Volume: 15 Issue: 2, 371 - 377, 14.07.2023

Salih Uğur Bayça , Murat Demir

https://doi.org/10.29137/umagd.1213570

Abstract

Rocket engines using composite rocket propellant are preferred in military applications because they can be stored for a long time and are ready to fire at any time. In this study, the effects of the initial temperature and ambient pressure of the composite rocket propellant on the burning rate were investigated. The combustion temperature of the sample was determined with a closed bomb calorimeter. Burning rate was determined at 241, 294 and 343 K ambient temperatures and using a strand burner device. Burning rate of composite rocket propellant increased with increasing ambient pressure. It was determined that the burning rate increased with the increase in the initial temperature of the combustion chamber.

Keywords

Katı roket yakıtı, Kompozit roket yakıtı, Yanma hızı, Yanma ısısı, Strand burner

Effects of Ambient Pressure and Initial Temperature on the Burning Rate of Composite Rocket Propellant

Abstract

Rocket engines using composite rocket propellant are preferred in military applications because they can be stored for a long time and are ready to fire at any time. In this study, the effects of the initial temperature and ambient pressure of the composite rocket propellant on the burning rate were investigated. The combustion temperature of the sample was determined with a closed bomb calorimeter. Burning rate was determined at 241, 294 and 343 K ambient temperatures and using a strand burner device. Burning rate of composite rocket propellant increased with increasing ambient pressure. It was determined that the burning rate increased with the increase in the initial temperature of the combustion chamber.

Keywords

Solid rocket propellant, composite rocket propellant, burning rate, combustion heat, strand burner, Katı roket yakıtı, Kompozit roket yakıtı, Yanma hızı, Yanma ısısı, Strand burner

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