Accession Number:

AD0856246

Title:

Production Cost Estimation of Rocket Motor Designs. Volume II. Users Guide for Metal Program.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.,

Corporate Author:

BATTELLE MEMORIAL INST COLUMBUS OH COLUMBUS LABS

Personal Author(s):

• Clark, R. W.
• Edwards, M. S.
• Evans, R. M.
• Strohecker, D. E.

Report Date:

1968-12-15

Pagination or Media Count:

67.0

Abstract:

The objective of the computer program for which the users guide is furnished is to estimate the cost of materials and fabricating for the inert components of a given metal rocket-motor case. The program encompasses all major components of a solid-propellant rocket motor except the nozzle and the loading of propellant. Thus the program includes the motor case, its skirts, and closures. The program is limited to estimating the cost of motor cases up to approximately 60 inches in diameter and 180 inches in length. The metals provided for in the program are those commonly used for such motor cases however, other metals can be treated if their characteristics of fabrication are similar to one of these. The program is expected to produce a cost estimate which is sufficiently accurate for the designer to use in his early design exercise to make the comparisons needed to produce an optimum performancecost ratio for a particular rocket mission.

Descriptors:

• (*SOLID PROPELLANT ROCKET ENGINES
• PRODUCTION)
• (*ROCKET ENGINE CASES
• COSTS)
• (*COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
• INSTRUCTION MANUALS)
• COST EFFECTIVENESS
• METALS
• ALLOYS
• MANUFACTURING
• PRODUCTION CONTROL
• MATERIAL FORMING
• MACHINING
• WELDING
• HEAT TREATMENT
• HYDROSTATICS
• FLOW CHARTING
• DIGITAL COMPUTERS
• PREDICTIONS

Subject Categories:

• Economics and Cost Analysis
• Fabrication Metallurgy
• Computer Programming and Software
• Computer Hardware
• Solid Propellant Rocket Engines

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE