Winston
Lorenzo von Matterhorn
- Joined
- Jan 31, 2009
- Messages
- 9,560
- Reaction score
- 1,748
I found the first one which via its references led to others which via their references led to others and so forth.
Altitude Dependence of (Model) Rocket Motor Performance
https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a571357.pdf
Measuring Model Rocket Engine Thrust Curves
The Physics Teacher · December 2010
https://www.researchgate.net/public...ng_Model_Rocket_Engine_Thrust_Curves/download
An Investigation into the Combustion and Performance of Small Solid-Propellant (Model) Rocket Motors
University of New South Wales (UNSW) at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)
https://ojs.unsw.adfa.edu.au/index.php/juer/article/download/108/69
Model Rocket Project for Aerospace Engineering Course: Trajectory Simulation and Propellant Analysis
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C., USA
https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1708/1708.01970.pdf
That one references this one which isn't available for free as far as I can find. Some very interesting content of it highlighted:
Model rocket projects for aerospace engineering course: Propellant analyses
John C. Brewer, Ronaldo C. Reis, Ronaldo Limberger Tomiozzo, Masataka Okutsu
PennState Division of Engineering and Science (Abington)
Title of host publication: 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
ISBN (Print)9781624103933
StatePublished - Jan 1 2016
Event54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 2016 - San Diego, United States
Abstract
As a subset of model rocket projects, analyses on the propellant are discussed. Notable activities proposed and carried out by our students include the infrared spectroscopy experiment that identifies the composition of the propellant and the extraction experiment that determines the mixture ratio of those substances. These experiments are practical yet rarely employed in model rocket projects, perhaps because the required equipment is typically not found in engineering labs but in chemistry labs. In these activities students integrate knowledge and skills across academic disciplines, and uncover what manufacturers of hobby rockets prefer to keep as a propriety secret: the exact chemical make-up of their motors, made of black powder. Thermochemical analyses of the propellant are also discussed. Activities presented in this paper are appropriate for university-level engineering courses, and require no prerequisite courses beyond the freshmen-level chemistry.
Altitude Dependence of (Model) Rocket Motor Performance
https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a571357.pdf
Measuring Model Rocket Engine Thrust Curves
The Physics Teacher · December 2010
https://www.researchgate.net/public...ng_Model_Rocket_Engine_Thrust_Curves/download
An Investigation into the Combustion and Performance of Small Solid-Propellant (Model) Rocket Motors
University of New South Wales (UNSW) at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)
https://ojs.unsw.adfa.edu.au/index.php/juer/article/download/108/69
Model Rocket Project for Aerospace Engineering Course: Trajectory Simulation and Propellant Analysis
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C., USA
https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1708/1708.01970.pdf
That one references this one which isn't available for free as far as I can find. Some very interesting content of it highlighted:
Model rocket projects for aerospace engineering course: Propellant analyses
John C. Brewer, Ronaldo C. Reis, Ronaldo Limberger Tomiozzo, Masataka Okutsu
PennState Division of Engineering and Science (Abington)
Title of host publication: 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
ISBN (Print)9781624103933
StatePublished - Jan 1 2016
Event54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 2016 - San Diego, United States
Abstract
As a subset of model rocket projects, analyses on the propellant are discussed. Notable activities proposed and carried out by our students include the infrared spectroscopy experiment that identifies the composition of the propellant and the extraction experiment that determines the mixture ratio of those substances. These experiments are practical yet rarely employed in model rocket projects, perhaps because the required equipment is typically not found in engineering labs but in chemistry labs. In these activities students integrate knowledge and skills across academic disciplines, and uncover what manufacturers of hobby rockets prefer to keep as a propriety secret: the exact chemical make-up of their motors, made of black powder. Thermochemical analyses of the propellant are also discussed. Activities presented in this paper are appropriate for university-level engineering courses, and require no prerequisite courses beyond the freshmen-level chemistry.
