Uncertainty analysis and probabilistic design optimization of hybrid rocket motors for manned lunar landing

Science China Technological Sciences - Tập 58 Số 7 - Trang 1234-1241 - 2015
Zhu, Hao1, Tian, Hui1, Cai, GuoBiao1, Bao, WeiMin2
1School of Astronautics, Beihang University, Beijing, China
2China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, Beijing, China

Tóm tắt

To obtain a conceptual design for a hybrid rocket motor (HRM) to be used as the Ascent Propulsion System in the Apollo lunar module, the deterministic design optimization (DDO) method is applied to the HRM design. Based on the results of an uncertainty analysis of HRMs, an uncertainty-based design optimization (UDO) method is also adopted to improve the design reliability. The HRM design process, which is a multidisciplinary system, is analyzed, and a mathematical model for the system design is established to compute the motor performance from the input parameters, including the input variables and model parameters. The input parameter uncertainties are quantified, and a sensitivity analysis of the model parameter uncertainties is conducted to identify the most important model parameter uncertainties for HRMs. The DDO and probabilistic UDO methods are applied to conceptual designs for an HRM to be used as a substitute for the liquid rocket motor (LRM) of the Ascent Propulsion System. The conceptual design results show that HRMs have several advantages as an alternative to the LRM of the Ascent Propulsion System, including nontoxic propellant combination, small motor volume, and comparable functions, such as restarting and throating. Comparisons of the DDO and UDO results indicate that the UDO method achieves more robust and reliable optimal designs than the DDO method. The probabilistic UDO method can be used to develop better conceptual designs for HRMs.

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