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Model of burning and detonation in rocket motors

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5641587· OSTI ID:5641587

Rocket motor dome failure may produce a damaged porous bed of propellant adjacent to the motor case. This porous bed of propellant may burn and ultimately cause detonation of the motor. A numerical model is presented which examines detonation of the solid propellant grain from shocks induced by the burning porous bed. Calculations are made in one- and two-dimensional cylindrical geometry and employ the Forest Fire model of shock-induced decomposition.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
5641587
Report Number(s):
LA-8141-MS
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English