We propose to examine the necessary ingredients for the development of marketable codes which will: model the morphology of heterogeneous propellants (a packing code); calculate the thermal and mechancial properties of such a morphology or pack; simulate the combustion of the pack; predict the statistics of aluminum agglomeration on the burning pack surface; simulate the flight of these agglomerates through the chamber, after surface detachment; and calculate the performance impact of this flight.
Keywords: Heterogeneous Propellants, Solid-Propellant Rockets, Numerical Simulation, Packing Models, Aluminum Agglomeration, Combustion, Chamber Flow, Performan
