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Structural Analysis for Thread Joint Part of Rocket Motor Case Applied Pre-load  

Koo, Song-Hoe (ADD)
Cho, Won-Man (ADD)
Lee, Bang-Eop (ADD)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology / v.10, no.1, 2007 , pp. 144-149 More about this Journal
Abstract
Behaviour of a thread joint of a rocket motor case show complex structural characteristics. Pre-torque must be applied to the threads to prevent the loosening of the interface from the additional pressure load. During the pressurization of the rocket motor case, the jointing face may be opened if the pre-torque were not set properly or the structure may be failed if the local concentrated stress exceeds the strength of the material. In this paper, the structural behaviour of a thread joint of a rocket motor case were analyzed by the finite element method and the results were compared to the experimental ones. A method to set a pre-torque for a thread joint were proposed to ensure the structural safety.
Keywords
Thread Connection; Pre-load; Torque; Rocket Motor; Overclosure Tying;
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