Structural Dynamics of Liquid Rocket Engines A Holistic Approach / [electronic resource] :
by Andrew M. Brown.
- 1st ed. 2022.
- XI, 167 p. 116 illus., 96 illus. in color. online resource.
- Synthesis Lectures on Mechanical Engineering, 2573-3176 .
- Synthesis Lectures on Mechanical Engineering, .
Introduction & Motivation The Critical Role of Structural dynamics (SD) in the Design, Analysis, Testing, and Operation of Liquid Rocket Engines (LRE's) -- Review of Structural Dynamics Theory Necessary for Analysis of LRE's -- Structural Dynamics of LRE Turbopumps -- Structural Dynamics of LRE Combustion Devices -- Rocket Engine System Loads -- System Hardware and Propellant Feedlines -- Structural Dynamics in Testing of Liquid Rocket Engines -- Related Disciplines and Advanced Topics.
This is the first Structural Dynamics book focused on this indispensable aspect of liquid rocket engine design. This book begins by reviewing basic concepts in Structural Dynamics, including the free and forced response of SDOF and MDOF systems, along with some discussion of how numerical solutions are generated. The book then moves to a discussion of specific applications of these techniques in LREs, progressing from component level (turbomachinery and combustion devices), up through engine system models, and finally to integration with a launch vehicle. Clarifies specific topics including the Campbell and SAFE Diagrams for resonance identification in turbomachinery, the complications of component analysis in the pump side due to a host of complication factors such as acoustic/structure interaction, the "side-loads" fluid/structure interaction problem in overexpanded rocket nozzles, and competing methods for generation overall engine system interface loads. Includes specific examplesfor illustration while closing with rotordynamic analysis, dynamic data analysis, and vibroacoustics.