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Crack Propagation Analysis of Damaged Solid Propellant under Impact Overload

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, , Citation Xiao-ming Hou et al 2021 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 2125 012061 DOI 10.1088/1742-6596/2125/1/012061

1742-6596/2125/1/012061

Abstract

The ammunition safety problem is particularly prominent when the storage and transportation launch box is airdropped and landed. A safety evaluation method of rocket air drop based on propellant damage evaluation is proposed. Based on the theory of fracture mechanics and the evaluation method of structural integrity of rocket engine, established a local finite element model of rocket engine with initial damage, the crack propagation analysis is carried out by using the propagation finite element method (XFEM). The results show that when the landing impact overload is 30g (25ms) that the airdrop equipment should be able to withstand, the modified double base propellant has produced the phenomenon of crack instability propagation. When the initial crack direction and load direction are 120 °, the propagation is the most serious and there are safety problems; when the solid propellant is airdropped, it is necessary to increase the buffer to reduce the overload.

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10.1088/1742-6596/2125/1/012061