DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATED VISCOELASTIC GRAIN STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS. VOLUME I. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION.

Abstract

A digital computer program which uses recognized analytical techniques to obtain an Automated Viscoelastic Grain Structural Analysis Program has been developed. This program consists of a primary control routine, load stress analysis sub-routines for the thermal, axial acceleration, transverse acceleration, ignition pressure rise, combined axial acceleration and pressurization, and a superposition failure analysis routine based on the cumulative damage theory. Input to the program consists of motor case and grain physical and geometric parameters, elastic influence coefficients for the stresses and strains, required propellant physical properties, and the grain time dependent load environment. The output consists of the maximum stresses and strains and the resulting cumulative damages as a function of time and temperature for each loading as well as the maximum superposed cumulative damage for each response and the grain minimum margin of safety. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0809192

Entities

People

  • D. B. Smalley
  • K. M. Fink
  • R. V. Mellette

Organizations

  • Douglas

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Properties
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Digital Computers
  • Failure Analysis
  • Margin Of Safety
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Pressurization
  • Safety
  • Stress Analysis
  • Stresses
  • Structural Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Rocket Propulsion.