IJSEA Volume 7 Issue 9

Apogee Measurement of a Polyvinyl Chloride Rocket Using a Sugar Composite Propellant and Open Source Computer Rocket Simulation Software

Iguniwei B.Paul, Mohammed Y’au, M.M. Namadi
10.7753/IJSEA0709.1011
keywords : Bokoharam, Military, Apogee, Open source, Sugar, Propellant, Rocket and Simulation

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The Bokoharam insurgency against the Nigerian State and the Nigerian Military effort at Counter insurgency operation, is a catalyst for this research, in to the apogee flight measurement of a locally constructed polyvinyl rocket with a sugar composite propellant, using an open source computer simulation software. The weight and dimensions of the locally constructed rocket with the dimensions and weights of 3 BATES propellant grains was imputed in to the open rocket computer software, creating a 3 Dimension model of the rocket. A simulation for peak altitude was initiated and an apogee of 729 meters was obtained. The result shows a potential application in infantry rocketry for close quarter battles.
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Title = "Apogee Measurement of a Polyvinyl Chloride Rocket Using a Sugar Composite Propellant and Open Source Computer Rocket Simulation Software",
Journal ="International Journal of Science and Engineering Applications (IJSEA)",
Volume = "7",
Issue ="9",
Pages ="303 - 306",
Year = "2018",
Authors ="Iguniwei B.Paul, Mohammed Y’au, M.M. Namadi"}