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As the power unit of missiles, an engine is required to have the ability of thrust control, especially with the ability of random thrust control, to enhance the vehicle maneuverability and penetration ability of missiles. Thrust control technology is an important research field of solid rocket motors. Compared to the thrust-predetermined solid rocket motor (single-chamber dual-thrust motor, etc.), random thrust control can more reasonably distribute the energy of propellant according to real-time work needs, which is a development trend for solid rocket motors. Achieving random control of thrust will mean a major breakthrough in solid rocket motor technology. Randomly changing the nozzle-throat area is an effective method of adjusting the rocket motor thrust. In a fixed nozzle contour, there are mainly two types of methods to change the nozzle-throat area: mechanical methods and fluid injection. This chapter mainly introduces the research of fluid methods.
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Xie, K., Chen, X., Li, J., Liu, Y. (2019). Introduction. In: Fluidic Nozzle Throats in Solid Rocket Motors. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6439-6_1
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