Rockets
Mostrando 1-12 de 29 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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1. Solidification Furnace Developed for Sounding Rockets: Rio Verde Mission
ABSTRACT Brazil has a Microgravity Program mainly based on experiments using sounding rockets. Up to now, four missions have been carried out with approximately 35 experiments submitted in total. In all flights, the Associate Laboratory of Sensors and Materials of the Brazilian Space Research Institute (LABAS/INPE) participated with a fast solidification fur
J. Aerosp. Technol. Manag.. Publicado em: 03/06/2019
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2. PRO-ELICERE: A Hazard Analysis Automation Process Applied to Space Systems
ABSTRACT In the last decades, critical systems have increasingly been developed using computers and software even in space area, where the project approach is usually very conservative. In the projects of rockets, satellites and its facilities, like ground support systems, simulators, among other critical operations for the space mission, it must be applied
J. Aerosp. Technol. Manag.. Publicado em: 2016-09
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3. A Six Degrees-of-Freedom Flight Dynamics Simulation Tool of Launch Vehicles
ABSTRACT: The use of digital simulation has become an essential activity during the development and operation of launch vehicles, due to the complexity of such systems. Of particular interest is the flight dynamics simulation, which investigates the behavior of the vehicle in flight subjected to forces and moments. This work presents a simulation tool suited
J. Aerosp. Technol. Manag.. Publicado em: 2015-06
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4. Effect of Varying Design Options on the Transient Behavior of a Hybrid Rocket Motor
ABSTRACT: Hybrid rockets provide compelling features for use in atmospheric and space rocket propulsion. One of the prominent applications of hybrid rockets which foster on its characteristics is the propulsion of micro air launch vehicles. In this paper, a set of design options of a hybrid rocket motor is evaluated for propulsion of micro air launch vehicle
J. Aerosp. Technol. Manag.. Publicado em: 2014-03
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5. Observational Study of the Surface Layer at an Ocean-Land Transition Region
ABSTRACT: High-frequency measurements of wind, and temperature were made during the dry season of 2008 to study the development of an internal boundary layer at the main Brazilian space launching centre, Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara at Alcântara, Maranhão, Brazil. Turbulence measurements taken at the coast, in two different points 227 m apart show d
J. Aerosp. Technol. Manag.. Publicado em: 2013-12
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6. A Sensitivity Investigation on the Aeroelastic Dynamic Stability of Slender Spinning Sounding Rockets
ABSTRACT: The present work addresses a sensitivity analysis investigation of the aeroelastic stability margins for the VSB-30 sounding rocket during the atmospheric flight phase. Parametric stability analyses are performed considering variations of the inertia properties of the modular payload. Such variations can be caused by different type and/or number of
J. Aerosp. Technol. Manag.. Publicado em: 2013-03
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7. Aerospace Meteorology: An Overview of Some Key Environmental Elements
ABSTRACT: The natural terrestrial environment plays a significant role in the design and operation of aerospace vehicles (space vehicles and rockets) and in the associated integrity of aerospace systems and elements. Addressed herein are some of the key vehicle and environment areas of concern plus "lessons learned" that have been identified over a number of
J. Aerosp. Technol. Manag.. Publicado em: 2013-03
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8. Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Sounding Rocket Fins Shape Using a Tool Called MDO-SONDA
Abstract: Multidisciplinary design optimization is a promising field in aerospace engineering. However, advances in this field have not been applied yet to improve Brazilian sounding rockets, such as the VS-40. Therefore, to give a perspective of the multidisciplinary design optimization in this context, this work presented a case study of this rocket, which
J. Aerosp. Technol. Manag.. Publicado em: 2012-12
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9. Solidification Furnace for Microgravity Experiments on Sounding Rockets
Abstract: The Brazilian Microgravity Program is mainly based on experiments carried out on sounding rockets. Up to present days, three missions carrying a total of 25 experiments were made. In all flights, a fast solidification furnace, capable of producing temperatures up to 900º C, was used to process metal and semiconductor alloys in microgravity envir
J. Aerosp. Technol. Manag.. Publicado em: 2012-06
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10. Numerical Studies on Flow Behavior of Composite Propellant Slurry During Vacuum Casting
Abstract: Rockets are powered by composite solid propellant, which is a heterogeneous system consisting of solid oxidizer and metallic fuel dispersed in a polymeric fuel binder matrix. The slurry casting technique under vacuum/gravity condition is well-established for performing a different class of large sized case bonded rocket motors. During propellant ca
J. Aerosp. Technol. Manag.. Publicado em: 2012-06
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11. Lightning risk warnings based on atmospheric electric field measurements in Brazil
Abstract: This paper presents a methodology that employs the electrostatic field variations caused by thundercloud formation or displacement to generate lightning warnings over a region of interest in Southeastern Brazil. These warnings can be used to prevent accidents during hazardous operations, such as the manufacturing, loading, and test of motor-rockets
J. Aerosp. Technol. Manag.. Publicado em: 2011-12
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12. Preliminary analysis of hybrid rockets for launching nanosats into LEO
This work determines the preliminary mass distribution of hybrid rockets using 98% H2O2 and solid paraffin mixed with aluminum as propellants. An iterative process is used tocalculate the rocket performance characteristics and to determine the inert mass fractionfrom given initial conditions. It is considered a mission to place a 20 kg payload into a 300 km
Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering. Publicado em: 2010-12