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Internal ballistic design optimization of a solid rocket motor
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2010
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Açık, Sevda
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Design process of a solid rocket motor with the objective of meeting certain mission requirements can be specified as a search for a best set of design parameters within the overall design constraints. In order to ensure that the best possible design amongst all achievable designs is being achieved, optimization is required during the design process. In this thesis, an optimization tool for internal ballistic design of solid rocket motors was developed. A direct search method Complex algorithm is used in this study. The optimization algorithm changes the grain geometric parameters and nozzle throat diameter within the specified bounds, finally achieving the optimum results. Optimization tool developed in this study involves geometric modeling of the propellant grain, burnback analysis, a 0-dimensional ballistic performance prediction analysis of rocket motor and the mathematical optimization algorithm. The code developed is verified against pretested rocket motor performance.
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Mechanical engineering.
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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/19588
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S. Açık, “Internal ballistic design optimization of a solid rocket motor,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2010.