Solid Rocket Motor Performance Analysis and Prediction

acceleration AIAA analysis Analytical Prediction BEM's Boundary-layer losses burning surface burning-front progression burning-rate burning-rate augmentation calculated chamber pressure characteristics chemical chemical equilibrium computer programs Confidential conical nozzles control surface correlations deliverable specific impulse demonstrated determined diameter Divergence loss drag coefficient effect of nozzle efficiency factor equation equilibrium erosive burning exhaust exit expansion ratio experimentally expression Figure flow fields flow separation full-scale motor gas dynamic gas velocity gas-particle flow heat losses heat-transfer incremental inert Internal Ballistics Ispd Kliegel linear burning rate mass flowrate mass flux method motor design motor operation motor performance NASA nozzle throat nozzle wall Nusselt one-dimensional oxide particle percent performance predictions propellant burning recommended relationships scale motor semi-empirical Solid Propellant Solid Propellant Rocket solid rocket motor specific heat specific heat ratio specific impulse specific impulse efficiency stagnation pressure tailoff temperature thermal throat area transonic two-phase flow values variations