Experimental device and method design for long-term compression creep of composite solid propellant

Abstract

In order to research the effect of creep behavior and creep mechanical property of composite solid propellant on the structural integrity of long storage solid rocket motor, the semi-electronic compression creep experimental device and experimental method are designed. Then short-term and long-term compression creep experiments were carried out. Based on the experimental results, the compression deformation law of propellant was analysed. The results show that in the short-term compressive creep experiment, the stress-strain relationship of the propellant is still in the linear stage under the stress level of 0.5MPa. In the long-term compressive creep experiment, the stress-strain relationship is obviously nonlinear at the stress level of 0.25MPa. Long-term creep can result in a substantial reduction in propellant failure stress. Long-term creep will lead to large deformation of the propellant and plastic deformation even at relatively low stress level, which will adversely affect the motor structure.