Experimental and simulation study on micro damage of HTPB propellant under multi angle tensile shear loading

The damage evolution of composite solid propellants is influenced by the stress state. In order to investigate the in-situ damage evolution mechanism of hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) propellant under tensile shear conditions, computer tomography (CT) technology was used to scan and recons...

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Main Authors: Wang Jiaxiang, Qiang Hongfu, Pei Shudi, Li Shiqi
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-07-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142941825001552
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description The damage evolution of composite solid propellants is influenced by the stress state. In order to investigate the in-situ damage evolution mechanism of hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) propellant under tensile shear conditions, computer tomography (CT) technology was used to scan and reconstruct micro samples of HTPB propellant loaded at different angles. The variation of propellant internal damage with loading process and the influence of different representative volume element (RVE) sizes on porosity were analyzed. Subsequently, numerical simulations of relaxation loads were conducted using 12 different finite element models with 4 RVE sizes and 3 mesh sizes. The experimental results show that under tension shear loading conditions, the porosity increases exponentially with the equivalent effect, and the propagation direction of macroscopic cracks formed by the convergence of microcracks tends to be perpendicular to the tensile stress component. When the side length of RVE reaches and exceeds 600 μm, the porosity tends to stabilize. The numerical simulation study of variable angle tension shear loading found that when the RVE size is 800 μm and the grid size is 10 μm, the calculation effect considering calculation accuracy and efficiency is the best. As the loading angle increases, the dewetting stress first decreases and then increases, the dewetting strain shows a linear increasing trend.
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spelling doaj-art-b00a4146663e4bb59f4b19c1dd4a64212025-08-20T02:28:37ZengElsevierPolymer Testing1873-23482025-07-0114810884110.1016/j.polymertesting.2025.108841Experimental and simulation study on micro damage of HTPB propellant under multi angle tensile shear loadingWang Jiaxiang0Qiang Hongfu1Pei Shudi2Li Shiqi3Corresponding author.; Zhi-jian Laboratory, PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering, Xi'an, 710025, ChinaZhi-jian Laboratory, PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering, Xi'an, 710025, ChinaZhi-jian Laboratory, PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering, Xi'an, 710025, ChinaZhi-jian Laboratory, PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering, Xi'an, 710025, ChinaThe damage evolution of composite solid propellants is influenced by the stress state. In order to investigate the in-situ damage evolution mechanism of hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) propellant under tensile shear conditions, computer tomography (CT) technology was used to scan and reconstruct micro samples of HTPB propellant loaded at different angles. The variation of propellant internal damage with loading process and the influence of different representative volume element (RVE) sizes on porosity were analyzed. Subsequently, numerical simulations of relaxation loads were conducted using 12 different finite element models with 4 RVE sizes and 3 mesh sizes. The experimental results show that under tension shear loading conditions, the porosity increases exponentially with the equivalent effect, and the propagation direction of macroscopic cracks formed by the convergence of microcracks tends to be perpendicular to the tensile stress component. When the side length of RVE reaches and exceeds 600 μm, the porosity tends to stabilize. The numerical simulation study of variable angle tension shear loading found that when the RVE size is 800 μm and the grid size is 10 μm, the calculation effect considering calculation accuracy and efficiency is the best. As the loading angle increases, the dewetting stress first decreases and then increases, the dewetting strain shows a linear increasing trend.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142941825001552HTPB propellantMicro computed tomographyMulti-angle tensile shearDamage evolution
spellingShingle Wang Jiaxiang
Qiang Hongfu
Pei Shudi
Li Shiqi
Experimental and simulation study on micro damage of HTPB propellant under multi angle tensile shear loading
Polymer Testing
HTPB propellant
Micro computed tomography
Multi-angle tensile shear
Damage evolution
title Experimental and simulation study on micro damage of HTPB propellant under multi angle tensile shear loading
title_full Experimental and simulation study on micro damage of HTPB propellant under multi angle tensile shear loading
title_fullStr Experimental and simulation study on micro damage of HTPB propellant under multi angle tensile shear loading
title_full_unstemmed Experimental and simulation study on micro damage of HTPB propellant under multi angle tensile shear loading
title_short Experimental and simulation study on micro damage of HTPB propellant under multi angle tensile shear loading
title_sort experimental and simulation study on micro damage of htpb propellant under multi angle tensile shear loading
topic HTPB propellant
Micro computed tomography
Multi-angle tensile shear
Damage evolution
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142941825001552
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