Recent Advancements in Study of Effects of Nano Micro Additives on Solid Propellants Combustion by Means of the Data Science Methods

Victor S. Abrukov; Alexander N. Lukin; Darya A. Anufrieva; Charlie Oommen; V. R. Sanalkumar; Nichith Chandrasekaran; Rajaghatta Sundararam Bharath

doi:10.14429/dsj.69.12948

Victor S. Abrukov Department of Applied Physics and Nanotechnology, Chuvash State University, Cheboksary - 428 010, Russia
Alexander N. Lukin Western-Caucasus Research Center, Tuapse - 352 808, Russia
Darya A. Anufrieva Department of Applied Physics and Nanotechnology, Chuvash State University, Cheboksary - 428 010, Russia
Charlie Oommen Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012, India
V. R. Sanalkumar Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore - 641 049, India
Nichith Chandrasekaran Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012, India
Rajaghatta Sundararam Bharath Energetic materials research lab, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.69.12948

Keywords: Solid rocket propellant combustion, Nano-addtivies, Combustion characteristics, Data Science, Data mining, Artificial neural networks, Multifactor computational models, Generalization, Predicting, Knowledge Base Formatting

Abstract

The efforts of Russian-Indian research team for application of the data science methods, in particular, artificial neural networks for development of the multi-factor computational models for studying effects of additive’s properties on the solid rocket propellants combustion are presented. The possibilities of the artificial neural networks (ANN) application in the generalisation of the connections between the variables of combustion experiments as well as in forecasting of “new experimental results” are demonstrated. The effect of particle size of catalyst, oxidizer surface area and kinetic parameters like activation energy and heat release on the final ballistic property of AP-HTPB based propellant composition has been modelled using ANN methods. The validated ANN models can predict many unexplored regimes, like pressures, particle sizes of oxidiser, for which experimental data are not available. Some of the regularly measured kinetic parameters extracted from non-combustion conditions could be related to properties at combustion conditions. Results predicted are within desirable limits accepted in combustion conditions.

Author Biographies

Victor S. Abrukov, Department of Applied Physics and Nanotechnology, Chuvash State University, Cheboksary - 428 010, Russia

Dr Victor S. Abrukov, received his Dr. of Sci. (Chemical Physics) from Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics RAS, moscow, in 1995. Presently, he is working as Head of Department of Applied Physics and Nanotechnology at Chuvash State university (Cheboksary, Russia). His areas of interests are in data science methods application for the basic and applied research, including combustion and detonation, ignition and combustion of propellants, advanced propulsion materials, modelling of combustion processes of the energetic materials; shadow, interferometric, holographic and other techniques of visualisation of combustion and detonation.
His contributions to the present work are the idea of the work and preparation of the text of the paper, the creation of the computational models and its analysis.

Alexander N. Lukin, Western-Caucasus Research Center, Tuapse - 352 808, Russia

Dr Alexander N. Lukin, received his mS (Rocket Propulsion engineer) from Izhevsk State Technical university with the Diploma of excellence (1985) and PhD (Phys. & math.) from the Physics-Technical Institute of the ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1993). Presently, he is working as Principal Research Scientist & executive Director at the Western-Caucasus Research Center (Tuapse, Russia). His areas of interests are ignition and combustion of propellants for space and rocket propulsion, unstable and abnormal combustion of the energetic materials, advanced propulsion materials, solid divert and attitude control systems, micro-scale combustion mechanisms, cymatics.

His contributions to the present work are the idea of the work and preparation of the text of the paper, he was also involved in conceptualisation of the work, data interpretation, and manuscript preparation and review.

Darya A. Anufrieva, Department of Applied Physics and Nanotechnology, Chuvash State University, Cheboksary - 428 010, Russia

Ms Darya A. Anufrieva, received her mS (Data mining) from Chuvash State university (Cheboksary, Russia) in 2013. Presently, she is working as scientific researcher of Department of Applied Physics and Nanotechnology at Chuvash State university (Cheboksary, Russia). Her areas of interests are in data mining methods application for the basic and applied research, including combustion and detonation.
Her contributions to the present work are the development of the computational models and it’s analysis.

Charlie Oommen, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012, India

Dr V.R. Sanal Kumar, Professor and Aerospace Scientist (ISRO), received his PhD in Aerospace engineering from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He was the Scientific Ambassador to South Korea under the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) and the Korea Science and engineering Foundation (KOSeF) postdoctoral research program for promoting the cooperation in the field of science and technology between India and South Korea.
He is the project coordinator of the Indo-Russian project on basic science under the DST-RfBR interdisciplinary scientific cooperation.

V. R. Sanalkumar, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore - 641 049, India

Dr V.R. Sanal Kumar, Professor and Aerospace Scientist (ISRO), received his PhD in Aerospace engineering from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He was the Scientific Ambassador to South Korea under the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) and the Korea Science and engineering Foundation (KOSeF) postdoctoral research program for promoting the cooperation in the field of science and technology between India and South Korea.
He is the project coordinator of the Indo-Russian project on basic science under the DST-RfBR interdisciplinary scientific cooperation.

Nichith Chandrasekaran, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012, India

Mr C. Nichith, received his mS (Aerospace engineering) form Gyeongsang National university, South Korea. He is currently working as a JRf in Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore, India). His interests are in aerospace propulsion and combustion (computational/ experimental).
His contributions in this work are conceptualisation of the work, data interpretation, modelling and analysis of results and manuscript preparation.

Rajaghatta Sundararam Bharath, Energetic materials research lab, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012, India

Mr Rajaghatta Sundararam Bharath, received his mS (physics) from Bangalore university. He is currently working as a Research Assistant in Energetic Materials Research Lab, Department of Aerospace engineering, Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore, India). His areas of interests are in catalysis, combustion and propulsion and nano-energetics.
His contributions in this work are towards synthesis, thermal characterisation and burn rate evaluation of catalyst-AP-CSP systems.

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