REGRESSION RATE

 Regression Rate or burn rate is termed as the total heat flux received by the fuel grain.
 Controlled by the heat transfer to the gain and flux balance.
PARAMETER INFLUENCING REGRESSION RATE

 The design of the hybrid fuel grain.

 Depends primary on oxidizer mass flux.
 Fuel port size(main factor in determining the burn rate)
 Effect of fuel grain geometry.
EFFECT OF REGRESSION RATE ON THRUST

 Regression rate decreases with fuel port diameter, proportional to d^0.2.

 The shape of the fuel port determine the effective thrust of hybrid engine.
 Regression rate of solid fuel is lower than that of solid propellant.
 Relatively large surface area for maximum thrust.
METHODS TO CALCULATE REGRESSION RATE

 Measurement of regression rate using 134 mm length hybrid rocket motor.

EXPERIMENTAL SETUP AND TEST PROCEDURE

 Method consist of two or four oxygen cylinders on weighing balance.

 Reduction of mass is observed with the help of weighing balance.
 By allowing the oxidizer to flow the constant flow is obtained in settling chamber.
 Downstream pressure and pressure regulator was constant.
 The outer diameter of the settling chamber was such that the flow was choked.
 Pressure transducer was used in settling chamber and piezoresistive transducer to measure combustion chamber
nozzle end pressure.
 Settling chamber temperature through T-type thermocouple.
 With the known temperature and pressure the mass flow rate of oxidizer was calculated
 Valve was place before the settling chamber to control the flow.
 A sequential timer was connected to the electrical circuit and controls the time of ignition.
 An igniter which consist of small portion of propellent, nichrome wire was used.
 Then it is inserted in the rocket motor through the nozzle such that its near the head of motor.
 Igniter was supplied of 0.7sec and small solid propellant was burn.
 The lab scale hybrid motor was used with the following dimensions.
 Length of combustion chamber 134mm, inner diameter 50mm, inner port diameter 9mm, nozzle of throat
diameter 8mm.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

 The use of the combustion chamber pressure is an alternate way to calculate the regression rate