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Structural Integrity Assessment of an NEPE Propellant Grain Considering the Tension-Compression Asymmetry in Its
Pengjun Zhang1, Wangshen Han1, Dongmo Zhou1
1School of Mechatronic Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China.
Abstract:
In order to investigate the effect of tension-compression asymmetry of propellant mechanical properties on the structural integrity of a Nitrate Ester Plasticized Polyether (NEPE) propellant grain, the unified constitutive equations under tension and compression were established, a new method for grain structural integrity assessment was proposed and the structural integrity of the NEPE propellant grain under the combined axial and transverse overloads was evaluated. The results indicate that the mechanical state of the NEPE propellant grain is in the coexistence of tension and compression under the combined axial and transverse overloads, and the tension and compression regions in the propellant grain is independent of the propellant constitutive behavior. The tension-compression asymmetry of the propellant mechanical properties has a certain impact on its mechanical response. The maximum equivalent stress and strain considering the tension-compression asymmetry falls between that obtained through the tension and compression constitutive model, and is the same as damage coefficient. The safety factor of the NEPE propellant grain considering the tension-compression asymmetry of its mechanical properties is larger than that non-considering, and the traditional method of structural integrity assessment is conservative.
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