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Review of the Composite Materials Application to the Solid Rocket Motor Cases

복합재료의 고체 로켓 모터 케이스 적용 리뷰

  • 이태호 (한국과학기술정보연구원)
  • Received : 2012.04.30
  • Accepted : 2012.06.08
  • Published : 2012.06.30
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Abstract

This paper investigated the composite materials application examples and trends in the future to the solid rocket motor cases. The motor case must be stiff and tolerate at the high pressures, and light weight. In accordance to these kind of requirements, the composite materials showed the adaptable efficiency, and glass fibers, aramid, carbon fibers are applied to orderly. The comparison of the motor case efficiencies of the D6AC steel alloy, aramid, carbon fibers results in the carbon fibers best. Also the capacity of the payload will be increased more than 20% by using the high strength ones.

본 논문은 고체 추진기관 로켓 모터 케이스에 사용된 복합재료에 대하여 사례와 발전 추세를 조사하였다. 기본적으로 모터케이스는 강인하고 고압에 견뎌야 하며, 가벼워야 한다. 이에 부응하는 소재로 복합재료가 효율적인 재료로서 대두되어 유리섬유, 아라미드 그리고 탄소 섬유가 순차적으로 적용되었다. 모터 케이스 효율을 탄소섬유, 아라미드, D6AC강 등을 비교한 결과 탄소섬유가 가장 우수하고 고강도 탄소섬유를 사용하면 탑재용량이 20% 이상 증가시킬 수 있는 것으로 조사되었다.

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