Development of solid rocket propellant

This thesis presents a study on development of solid rocket propellant that was carried out at Universiti Malaysia Pahang. Rocket propellant has been identified as a component that played an important role in the development of rockets. The ejected material in rocket propulsion is due to material ca...

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Main Author: Mohammad Norshim, Mohamed Hashim
Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:English
Published: 2012
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spelling ump-49202015-03-03T09:21:59Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/4920/ Development of solid rocket propellant Mohammad Norshim, Mohamed Hashim TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics This thesis presents a study on development of solid rocket propellant that was carried out at Universiti Malaysia Pahang. Rocket propellant has been identified as a component that played an important role in the development of rockets. The ejected material in rocket propulsion is due to material called propellant. Without propellant, a rocket cannot be launched. A solid rocket is a class of rocket in which the fuel, oxidizer and binder are mixed together and cast into a solid material. Objective of this thesis is to produce potassium nitrate sucrose based solid rocket propellant. Materials used to produce this propellant are potassium nitrate powder and sucrose powder. Potassium nitrate is an oxidizer in the propellant material and sucrose as a fuel in the propellant. This propellant is produce using the method of formation. This method was easy to operate and cost effective. Burning rate test was carried out at 1 atm and 7 atm pressure using a different oxidizer/fuel mass ratio. At 1 atm pressure, it was found that burning rate for the ratio of 65/35 was 2.184 mm/sec. At 7 atm, it was found that burning rate for the ratio 65/35 was 3.791 mm/sec. Propellant must be kept in a cool dry place like it in the refrigerator to prevent it become melt. From the result of this research, the burning rate test rig has been successfully designed, fabricated and tested. As a conclusion, oxidizer / fuel ratio and combustion pressure influence burning rate test. 2012-06 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/4920/1/cd7349_78.pdf Mohammad Norshim, Mohamed Hashim (2012) Development of solid rocket propellant. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang. http://iportal.ump.edu.my/lib/item?id=chamo:75712&theme=UMP2
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Mohammad Norshim, Mohamed Hashim
Development of solid rocket propellant
description This thesis presents a study on development of solid rocket propellant that was carried out at Universiti Malaysia Pahang. Rocket propellant has been identified as a component that played an important role in the development of rockets. The ejected material in rocket propulsion is due to material called propellant. Without propellant, a rocket cannot be launched. A solid rocket is a class of rocket in which the fuel, oxidizer and binder are mixed together and cast into a solid material. Objective of this thesis is to produce potassium nitrate sucrose based solid rocket propellant. Materials used to produce this propellant are potassium nitrate powder and sucrose powder. Potassium nitrate is an oxidizer in the propellant material and sucrose as a fuel in the propellant. This propellant is produce using the method of formation. This method was easy to operate and cost effective. Burning rate test was carried out at 1 atm and 7 atm pressure using a different oxidizer/fuel mass ratio. At 1 atm pressure, it was found that burning rate for the ratio of 65/35 was 2.184 mm/sec. At 7 atm, it was found that burning rate for the ratio 65/35 was 3.791 mm/sec. Propellant must be kept in a cool dry place like it in the refrigerator to prevent it become melt. From the result of this research, the burning rate test rig has been successfully designed, fabricated and tested. As a conclusion, oxidizer / fuel ratio and combustion pressure influence burning rate test.
format Undergraduates Project Papers
author Mohammad Norshim, Mohamed Hashim
author_facet Mohammad Norshim, Mohamed Hashim
author_sort Mohammad Norshim, Mohamed Hashim
title Development of solid rocket propellant
title_short Development of solid rocket propellant
title_full Development of solid rocket propellant
title_fullStr Development of solid rocket propellant
title_full_unstemmed Development of solid rocket propellant
title_sort development of solid rocket propellant
publishDate 2012
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/4920/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/4920/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/4920/1/cd7349_78.pdf
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