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Vol.2, No.3, 2023: pp.96-104
THERMAL PROTECTION SOLUTION FOR SOLID FUEL ROCKET ENGINES
Authors:
Nguyen Minh Phu1
, Vo Van Bien1
, Nguyen Thanh Hai1
1The Faculty of Special Equipments, Le Quy Don Technical University, Hanoi City, 100000, Vietnam
Received: 20 June 2023
Revised: 1 September 2023
Accepted: 19 September 2023
Published: 30 September 2023
Abstract:
This paper presents a new approach to the thermal protection of solid-fuel rocket engines. The method of thermal protection using coatings not only reduces the risk of damage to the engine casing but also increases the engine’s efficiency in working. Parameters such as thrust and the mass per square meter of the engine casing are used to compare the differences between engines with and without thermal protection coating. Numerical calculation applied to the cruise engine of the rocket 9M39. Calculation results show that the thickness of the thermal protective coating and the thickness of the combustion chamber have been optimized regarding rocket weight. The survey results showed that the mass per square meter of the engine casing decreased by 2.5 times, and the engine’s impulse total increased by 1.13% when using the thermal protective coating. These results are used as data to develop methods to improve the performance of solid propellant rocket engines.
Keywords:
Thermal protection, thickness of coating, solid propellant rocket engine, rocket engine
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N.M. Phu, V.V. Bien, N.T. Hai, Thermal Protection Solution for Solid Fuel Rocket Engines. Advanced Engineering Letters, 2(3), 2023: 96–104.
https://doi.org/10.46793/adeletters.2023.2.3.3
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Phu, N.M., Van Bien V.V. & Hai. N.T. (2023). Thermal Protection Solution for Solid Fuel Rocket Engines. Advanced Engineering Letters, 2(3), 96–106. https://doi.org/10.46793/adeletters.2023.2.3.3
Nguyen Minh Phu, et al. “Thermal Protection Solution for Solid Fuel Rocket Engines.” Advanced Engineering Letters, vol. 2, no. 3, 2023, pp. 96–106, https://doi.org/10.46793/adeletters.2023.2.3.3.
Nguyen Minh Phu, Vo Van Bien, and Nguyen Thanh Hai. 2023. “Thermal Protection Solution for Solid Fuel Rocket Engines.” Advanced Engineering Letters 2 (3): 96–106. https://doi.org/10.46793/adeletters.2023.2.3.3.
Nguyen, M.P., Bien V.V. and Hai, N.T. (2023). Thermal Protection Solution for Solid Fuel Rocket Engines. Advanced Engineering Letters, 2(3), pp.96–106. doi: 10.46793/adeletters.2023.2.3.3.