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DEM-CFD Simulation of Twin Screw Extrusion Process of Composite Solid Propellant
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1.Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China;2.Beijing Institute of Aerospace Testing Technology,Beijing 100074, China;3.Xi′an Aerospace Chemical Propulsion Co., Ltd, Xi′an 710025, China

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    Composite solid propellant contains more solid particles, so it is difficult to accurately simulate the extrusion process of the propellant in twin-screw extruder with traditional finite element analysis method. Whereas, the coupling of discrete element method (DEM) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is an effective method for simulation the production process of composite solid propellant, but it is very difficult to implement. In this paper, based on the calibrated contact model parameters, the simulation of solid particles in solid propellant with aluminum powder and ammonium perchlorate as main components in twin-screw extrusion process was realized with DEM, and then the DEM-CFD coupling calculation of the solid propellant solid particles and the liquid phase was realized. The results show that the transportation of solid propellant particles in twin-screw calculated by DEM is consistent with the experimental law. Comparing the results between DEM-CFD coupled simulation and DEM for solid particles, it can be seen that the fluidity of materials was significantly improved by adding the liquid phase The filling rate of materials in the screw conveying section increases from 20% to 40%, and the average conveying speed of solid particles increases by 150%, but the stress of screw does not change much.

    表 2 颗粒喂料量设定Table 2 Feeding rate of the powders
    图1 混合液体的黏度变化Fig.1 Mixed liquid viscosity changes with temperature
    图3 DEM-CFD仿真螺杆网格划分Fig.3 Screw mesh generation in DEM-CFD
    图7 沿螺杆方向的填充率分布图对比Fig.7 Comparison of filling rate distribution diagram in screw direction
    图10 沿螺杆方向的螺杆受力曲线Fig.10 Screw force curves along screw direction
    表 1 接触模型参数Table 1 Parameters of the contact model
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王建,刘皓,赵亚风,等.复合固体推进剂双螺杆挤出成型过程DEM-CFD耦合仿真[J].含能材料,2022,30(2):138-145.
WANG Jian, LIU Hao, ZHAO Ya-feng, et al. DEM-CFD Simulation of Twin Screw Extrusion Process of Composite Solid Propellant[J]. Chinese Journal of Energetic Materials,2022,30(2):138-145.

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  • Received:April 21,2021
  • Revised:May 19,2021
  • Adopted:July 22,2021
  • Online: March 17,2022
  • Published: February 25,2022