Failure pressure estimations on a solid propellant rocket motor with a circular perforated grain

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 76, Issue 14-15, 1999, Pages 955-963

  Renganathan, K ^a   Nageswara Rao, B ^a   Jana, M K ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

15CDV6 steel; Failure pressure; HTPB propellant; Rocket motor

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SOLID PROPELLANTS; STEEL; STRAIN RATE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

STEEL 15CDV6;

ROCKET ENGINES;

ROCKET MOTOR;

EID: 0343527942     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(99)00070-8     Document Type: Article

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