Simulation of wheel type fuel grain in hybrid rocket motor

till today, with issues specifically related to combustion instability and lowered regression rate. Simulation is used as a tool to investigate the behavior of hybrid rocket grains under varied operating conditions. In this paper, we develop simulation algorithm and a code, which may also serve as a...

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Main Authors:	Azami, Muhammad Hanafi, Kafafy, Raed, Idres, Moumen
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/43907/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43907/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43907/1/2013-Simulation_of_Wheel_Type_Fuel_Grain_in_Hybrid.pdf

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spelling	iium-439072015-07-21T06:44:09Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/43907/ Simulation of wheel type fuel grain in hybrid rocket motor Azami, Muhammad Hanafi Kafafy, Raed Idres, Moumen TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery till today, with issues specifically related to combustion instability and lowered regression rate. Simulation is used as a tool to investigate the behavior of hybrid rocket grains under varied operating conditions. In this paper, we develop simulation algorithm and a code, which may also serve as a valuable teaching resource. The algorithm is based on a legacy interior ballistic model. The simulation code is used to simulate the combustion process of a wheel typed fuel grain in a hybrid rocket. We analyze the performance of the grain in terms of the transient behavior of rocket thrust, specific impulse and the regression rate. The performance of wheel-typed grain is compared with conventional multiple circular-port grains. MATLAB® environment was used to develop the simulation code, and visualize the temporal variation of performance characteristics and grain geometry during burning. A numerical simulation of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) solid fuel with liquid oxygen was used to analyze the performance of the hybrid rocket. Results show an increase of the regression rate and thrust-to-weight ratio on a wheel-typed grain design compared to multiple circular port grain design. The final area of each port also indicated that the fuel slivers are less in a wheel-typed grain. However, multiple circular ports displayed a much better performance in specific impulse. This also shown that the performance of a hybrid rocket has a strong dependence on the geometrical fuel grain design. 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43907/1/2013-Simulation_of_Wheel_Type_Fuel_Grain_in_Hybrid.pdf Azami, Muhammad Hanafi and Kafafy, Raed and Idres, Moumen (2013) Simulation of wheel type fuel grain in hybrid rocket motor. In: International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAAE 2013), 2 - 4 July 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Unpublished) http://www.iium.edu.my/engineering/events/iium-engineering-congress-2013-iec13
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spellingShingle	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Azami, Muhammad Hanafi Kafafy, Raed Idres, Moumen Simulation of wheel type fuel grain in hybrid rocket motor
description	till today, with issues specifically related to combustion instability and lowered regression rate. Simulation is used as a tool to investigate the behavior of hybrid rocket grains under varied operating conditions. In this paper, we develop simulation algorithm and a code, which may also serve as a valuable teaching resource. The algorithm is based on a legacy interior ballistic model. The simulation code is used to simulate the combustion process of a wheel typed fuel grain in a hybrid rocket. We analyze the performance of the grain in terms of the transient behavior of rocket thrust, specific impulse and the regression rate. The performance of wheel-typed grain is compared with conventional multiple circular-port grains. MATLAB® environment was used to develop the simulation code, and visualize the temporal variation of performance characteristics and grain geometry during burning. A numerical simulation of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) solid fuel with liquid oxygen was used to analyze the performance of the hybrid rocket. Results show an increase of the regression rate and thrust-to-weight ratio on a wheel-typed grain design compared to multiple circular port grain design. The final area of each port also indicated that the fuel slivers are less in a wheel-typed grain. However, multiple circular ports displayed a much better performance in specific impulse. This also shown that the performance of a hybrid rocket has a strong dependence on the geometrical fuel grain design.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Azami, Muhammad Hanafi Kafafy, Raed Idres, Moumen
author_facet	Azami, Muhammad Hanafi Kafafy, Raed Idres, Moumen
author_sort	Azami, Muhammad Hanafi
title	Simulation of wheel type fuel grain in hybrid rocket motor
title_short	Simulation of wheel type fuel grain in hybrid rocket motor
title_full	Simulation of wheel type fuel grain in hybrid rocket motor
title_fullStr	Simulation of wheel type fuel grain in hybrid rocket motor
title_full_unstemmed	Simulation of wheel type fuel grain in hybrid rocket motor
title_sort	simulation of wheel type fuel grain in hybrid rocket motor
publishDate	2013
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/43907/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43907/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43907/1/2013-Simulation_of_Wheel_Type_Fuel_Grain_in_Hybrid.pdf
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