Characterization of Solid Rocket Propellant
Authors' Class Standing
William Carpenter, Freshman
Lead Presenter
William Carpenter
Faculty Mentor Name
Brenda Haven
Format Preference
Demonstration
Abstract
The research team will take an existing student-developed solid rocket propellant, refine its formulation to increase efficiency, and fully characterize it to allow future students to safely make predictable motors using the formulation.
To refine the propellant to maximize its performance and to characterize it, the team will construct the necessary hardware to safely perform motor static tests while measuring motor thrust and chamber pressure. These measurements will allow the team to characterize each propellant formulation and establish performance parameters that can be used to optimize motors made with that propellant. The reformulated, more efficient version of the propellant that will be available to other ERAU students interested in learning how to make solid rocket motors. The team also will investigate improving the performance of the propellant through the use of burn rate modifiers.
Location
AC1-107 (Bldg. 74)
Start Date
4-4-2014 2:55 PM
End Date
4-4-2014 3:10 PM
Characterization of Solid Rocket Propellant
AC1-107 (Bldg. 74)
The research team will take an existing student-developed solid rocket propellant, refine its formulation to increase efficiency, and fully characterize it to allow future students to safely make predictable motors using the formulation.
To refine the propellant to maximize its performance and to characterize it, the team will construct the necessary hardware to safely perform motor static tests while measuring motor thrust and chamber pressure. These measurements will allow the team to characterize each propellant formulation and establish performance parameters that can be used to optimize motors made with that propellant. The reformulated, more efficient version of the propellant that will be available to other ERAU students interested in learning how to make solid rocket motors. The team also will investigate improving the performance of the propellant through the use of burn rate modifiers.