Researchers seek a detailed, whole-system simulation of solid propellant rockets under normal and abnormal operating conditions. A virtual prototyping tool for solid propellant rocket motors based on first principles models of rocket components and their dynamic interactions meets this goal.
Citation:
Michael T. Heath, William A. Dick, "Virtual Prototyping of Solid Propellant Rockets," Computing in Science and Engineering, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 21-32, Mar./Apr. 2000, doi:10.1109/5992.825746