DEVELOPMENT OF SOLID ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM AT UTM

Authors

  • Mohammad Nazri Mohd. Jaafar Department of Aeronautic& Automotive Faculty of Mechanical engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor
  • Wan Khairuddin Wan Ali Department of Aeronautic& Automotive Faculty of Mechanical engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor
  • Md Nizam Dahalan Department of Aeronautic& Automotive Faculty of Mechanical engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor
  • Rizalman Mamat Faculty of Mechanical Engineering University College of Engineering and Technology Malaysia MBC Campus Kuantan, Pahang

Keywords:

Solid rocket, potassium nitrate, solid rocket motor, static thrust.

Abstract

Rockets have been used from as early as the thirteenth century as fireworks and weapons.
However, since then the usage ofrockets have been diversified. Nowadays, rockets are used from as small as model rocketry for hobbyist to as large as a satellite launcher. Another diversified usages ofrockets is as a launch vehicle for cloud seeding. In line with this, over the past decade Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) has been developing capabilities to launch a small rocket. Due to the low cost ofraw materials and ease of production process, composite propellant is the best choice for this purpose. Potassium nitrate based solid propellant has been investigated in order to study their properties and performance. As a result, it is found that this propellant is capable ofreaching the necessary range for cloud seeding (6 km - 7 km).

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Published

2018-04-25

How to Cite

Mohd. Jaafar, M. N., Wan Ali, W. K., Dahalan, M. N., & Mamat, R. (2018). DEVELOPMENT OF SOLID ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM AT UTM. Jurnal Mekanikal, 18(2). Retrieved from https://jurnalmekanikal.utm.my/index.php/jurnalmekanikal/article/view/211

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