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Machine Learning-Driven Discovery of High-Performance Solid Propellants

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Ruihui Wang
李扬 cover
李扬 (Yang Li)
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Pan, LH
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Fan, MR
王毅 cover
王毅 (Yi Wang)
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宋松 (Siwei Song)
张庆华 cover
张庆华 (Qinghua Zhang)
DOI:10.1021/acsaem.5c00962delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Solid propellants are the primary sources of propulsion energy for rockets. Their energy characteristics determine the payload capacity and range of rockets. To design higher-performance solid propellants, it is often necessary to perform a high-precision quantification of the enthalpy of formation (EOF) for the component materials before conducting thermodynamic calculations. However, this process is inefficient and time-consuming. Herein, a machine learning (ML) framework integrating ML with genetic algorithms (GAs) was introduced to accelerate the design of solid propellants, allowing for accurate and rapid prediction of energy characteristics of propellants, only with the mass ratio and chemical formulation of each component as input. Leveraging the proposed framework, three propellant formulations with the ratios very close to the best-reported ratios were identified by using GAs, thereby validating the reliability of this framework for designing solid propellants. By applying high-throughput screening within this framework, seven promising energetic compounds (ECs) were identified from over 1000 candidates, with the potential to increase the specific impulse (I sp) to 278 s and to enhance the rocket range by up to 45%. This study highlights the practical application of ML in predicting energy characteristics of solid propellants and establishes methodologies for advancing their intelligent design.
Keywords:
solid propellants
machine learning
energeticcompounds
energy characteristics
genetic algorithms

Journal

ACS Applied Energy Materials cover
ACS Applied Energy Materials
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5.5
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1.1W
Citations:
4.5W

Organization

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Hubei Inst Aerosp Chem Technol
Scholars:
11
Papers: 8
Citations: 0