Solid Propellant Rocket Model

Basically, implementation of mathematical model for AP/HTPB composite propellant rocket model. Anaysis, implementation and validation of the burn rate data of the propellant during combustion.

Books

• Rocket Propulsion Elements (9e) by George. P. Sutton.

Websites

• Richard Nakka's Experimental Rocketry Webiste: https://www.nakka-rocketry.net/
• Cantera Official Documentation: https://cantera.org/
• CERFACS Cantera Tutorials: https://www.cefacs.fr/cantera/docs/

Papers

• M. W. Beckstead (1970). A model of composite solid propellant combustion based on multiple flames. AIAA Journal, Vol. 8, pp 2200-2217.
• Chaturvedi, S., & Dave, P. N. (2019). Solid propellants: AP/HTPB composite propellants. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 12(8), 2061-2068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2014.12.033
• Dennis, C., & Bojko, B. (2019). On the combustion of heterogeneous AP/HTPB composite propellants: A review. Fuel, 254, 115646. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.115646

Videos

• NPTEL Rocket Propultion: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL99EA5ECCC34949DB&si=Usy8K5EjdjDAXwrS
• Rocket Trajectories: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOIRBaljOV8je0oxFAyj2o6YLXcBX1rTZ&si=jA3YcNfLtPteBwSR
• Cantera Software: https://www.youtube.com/@canterasoftware