Additive Manufacturing of Solid Rocket Propellant Grains

No AccessTechnical NoteAdditive Manufacturing of Solid Rocket Propellant GrainsR. Arun Chandru, Nikhil Balasubramanian, Charlie Oommen and B. N. RaghunandanR. Arun ChandruIndian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India, Nikhil BalasubramanianIndian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India, Charlie OommenIndian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India and B. N. RaghunandanIndian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, IndiaPublished Online:30 Jan 2018https://doi.org/10.2514/1.B36734SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Sutton G. P. and Biblarz O., Rocket Propulsion Elements, 7th ed., Wiley, New York, 2001, pp. 444–453, 511–515. Google Scholar[2] Kuo K. 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Published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., with permission. All requests for copying and permission to reprint should be submitted to CCC at www.copyright.com; employ the ISSN 0748-4658 (print) or 1533-3876 (online) to initiate your request. See also AIAA Rights and Permissions www.aiaa.org/randp. TopicsAircraft EnginesElectric MotorsJet EnginesNozzlesPropellantPropulsion and PowerRamjetRocket EngineRocket PropellantRocket PropulsionRocketrySpacecraft Propulsion KeywordsSolid Rocket PropellantsComposite Solid PropellantBurning RateComputer Aided DesignElastic ModulusHybrid Rocket MotorSelective Laser SinteringEnergetic MaterialsNozzle GeometryRocket Propulsion SystemAcknowledgmentsThe authors acknowledge the assistance of R. S. Bharath and Karandeep Singh in optimization of the propellant composition, as well as the support of the National Centre for Combustion Research and Development at the Indian Institute of Science for providing various experimental facilities.PDF Received17 April 2017Accepted19 December 2017Published online30 January 2018