Test Designation

Description

(Motor name)

Thrust, Pounds-Force

20
15
10
5
0
1

50 99 148 197 246 295 344 393 442 491 540 589 638 687

-5
Samples, 240 per second

Peak Thrust:
Average Thrust:
Burn time:
Total Thrust:
Total Thrust:
Propellant weight:
Propellant weight:
ISP, Delivered
Peak Pressure:

17.04
13.46
2.57
34.66
154.17
0.1600
0.360
98
275

Lbs-force
Lbs-force (1)
Seconds (1)
Lb-Seconds
N-Seconds
Kg
pounds
Seconds
psi

Propellant mass, estimated from

Before firing:
After firing:
Difference:
Difference:

Weight #

(1) "Burn time" was started when motor reached 5% of peak thrust
until it dropped below 5% of peak thrust

Events from video

Ignitor fires
Thrust begins
Max thrust
Thrust ends

4.20 Ignition lag:

4.77

0.56667 seconds

7.03 Burn time:

2.26666 seconds

No weight
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Tested on 500kg test stand

Weight (lbs)

Mass
0
10
10

0.0000
10.0000
20.0000

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Grain
1
2
3
Type:
BATES
BATES
BATES
Propellant:
Burn Rate

Totals
Length:
OD:
Core:
Weight
Web thickness
Propellant wt:

1.875
1.25
0.297
194
0.4765
186.8

1.875
1.25
0.297
193.2
0.4765
186

Nozzle Throat:
Before firing:
After firing:
Erosion:

0.2810 inches
0.2940 inches
0.0130 inches

1.875
1.25
0.297
188.8
0.4765
181.6

0
0

5.6250
1.2500
0.2970
576.0000
0.4765
554.4000

Inhibitor weight:
inches
inches
inches (average)
grams
inches
grams

4.626335 percent

Kn Ratio
(KN/SU)
197
*psi
Pressure from thrust*
238
*psi
Nozzle area: 0.062016
175
*psi
Peak pressure:274.7639
0.0926742 inches/second
* Discounting any thrust contributed by nozzle divergenc
* as per Richard Nakka's tables

Initial
Maximum:
Final
Burn rate

Propellant mass, estimated from motor weight difference

0.1130
0.0000
0.1130 lbs
51.2710 grams
<take with grain of salt

Tested on 500kg test stand

Volts

volts/lb

lbs/volt

0.000
0.435
0.858

0
0
0.0435 22.98851
0.0429 23.31002

Lb/Volt linearity
50.00

40.00

30.00

20.00

10.00

Average:

0.02175 23.14926

0.00
1

using this
value
in data sheet
column B

Inhibitor weight:

0.56 grams per linear inch

contributed by nozzle divergence

Test DesignationDescription

Volts Pounds-force
0.0049
0.1130
0.0024
0.0565
0.0024
0.0565
0.0024
0.0565
0.0024
0.0565
0.0037
0.0848
0.0024
0.0565
0.0024
0.0565
0.0024
0.0565
0.0037
0.0848
0.0024
0.0565
0.0037
0.0848
0.0037
0.0848
0.0037
0.0848
0.0000
0.0000
0.0012
0.0283
0.0000
0.0000
-0.0012
-0.0283
0.0012
0.0283
0.0012
0.0283
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0024
0.0565
0.0012
0.0283
0.0012
0.0283
0.0000
0.0000
-0.0012
-0.0283
-0.0012
-0.0283
-0.0024
-0.0565
-0.0012
-0.0283
0.0000
0.0000
0.0012
0.0283
0.0012
0.0283
0.0024
0.0565
0.0024
0.0565
0.0049
0.1130
0.0745
1.7238
0.1355
3.1367
-0.0415
-0.9608
-0.0610
-1.4129
0.6323
14.6377
0.1477
3.4194
0.5029
11.6425

Time
Maximum 5% of Max
0.004
17.039711 0.85198553
0.008
0.013
0.017
20.0000
0.021
0.025
0.029
0.033
15.0000
0.037
0.042
0.046
10.0000
0.05
0.054
0.058
0.063
5.0000
0.067
0.071
0.075
0.0000
0.079
1 34 67 100 133 166 199 232 265 298 331 364
0.083
0.087
-5.0000
0.092
0.096
0.1
0.104
0.108
0.113
0.117
0.121
0.125
0.129
0.133
0.138
0.142
0.146
0.15
0.154
0.158
0.163
0.167
0.171
0.175
0.179 Start

0.4932
0.4700
0.5017
0.4944
0.5200
0.4944
0.5127
0.5408
0.5591
0.5542
0.5457
0.5457
0.5420
0.5579
0.5920
0.6030
0.5859
0.5933
0.6018
0.5933
0.5908
0.5981
0.6030
0.5933
0.5847
0.5908
0.6116
0.6250
0.6226
0.6213
0.6238
0.6311
0.6323
0.6262
0.6262
0.6250
0.6152
0.6213
0.6323
0.6335
0.6323
0.6348
0.6372
0.6348
0.6335
0.6335
0.6287
0.6323
0.6372
0.6409
0.6433
0.6433

11.4163
10.8795
11.6142
11.4445
12.0381
11.4445
11.8686
12.5184
12.9423
12.8293
12.6314
12.6314
12.5467
12.9140
13.7053
13.9597
13.5641
13.7335
13.9315
13.7335
13.6770
13.8465
13.9597
13.7335
13.5358
13.6770
14.1574
14.4683
14.4118
14.3836
14.4400
14.6095
14.6377
14.4965
14.4965
14.4683
14.2421
14.3836
14.6377
14.6660
14.6377
14.6945
14.7509
14.6945
14.6660
14.6660
14.5530
14.6377
14.7509
14.8357
14.8922
14.8922

0.183
0.188
0.192
0.196
0.2
0.204
0.208
0.212
0.217
0.221
0.225
0.229
0.233
0.237
0.242
0.246
0.25
0.254
0.258
0.263
0.267
0.271
0.275
0.279
0.283
0.287
0.292
0.296
0.3
0.304
0.308
0.313
0.317
0.321
0.325
0.329
0.333
0.338
0.342
0.346
0.35
0.354
0.358
0.362
0.367
0.371
0.375
0.379
0.383
0.388
0.392
0.396

0.6482
0.6470
0.6482
0.6470
0.6458
0.6433
0.6470
0.6506
0.6519
0.6543
0.6555
0.6506
0.6677
0.6812
0.6824
0.6799
0.6812
0.6836
0.6799
0.6799
0.6799
0.6787
0.6799
0.6824
0.6836
0.6836
0.6885
0.6873
0.6885
0.6897
0.6885
0.6860
0.6885
0.6873
0.6885
0.6909
0.6934
0.6934
0.6921
0.6946
0.6946
0.6934
0.6958
0.6934
0.6934
0.6921
0.6921
0.6921
0.6946
0.6970
0.6982
0.6995

15.0051
14.9769
15.0051
14.9769
14.9486
14.8922
14.9769
15.0616
15.0901
15.1466
15.1748
15.0616
15.4572
15.7681
15.7964
15.7399
15.7681
15.8246
15.7399
15.7399
15.7399
15.7116
15.7399
15.7964
15.8246
15.8246
15.9378
15.9096
15.9378
15.9660
15.9378
15.8813
15.9378
15.9096
15.9378
15.9943
16.0508
16.0508
16.0225
16.0790
16.0790
16.0508
16.1073
16.0508
16.0508
16.0225
16.0225
16.0225
16.0790
16.1355
16.1637
16.1920

0.4
0.404
0.408
0.412
0.417
0.421
0.425
0.429
0.433
0.438
0.442
0.446
0.45
0.454
0.458
0.462
0.467
0.471
0.475
0.479
0.483
0.487
0.492
0.496
0.5
0.504
0.508
0.512
0.517
0.521
0.525
0.529
0.533
0.537
0.542
0.546
0.55
0.554
0.558
0.563
0.567
0.571
0.575
0.579
0.583
0.588
0.592
0.596
0.6
0.604
0.608
0.613

0.6958
0.6982
0.6995
0.6995
0.7019
0.7019
0.7031
0.7019
0.7044
0.7080
0.7056
0.7056
0.7068
0.7105
0.7129
0.7141
0.7153
0.7166
0.7190
0.7190
0.7178
0.7178
0.7178
0.7166
0.7178
0.7129
0.7153
0.7202
0.7239
0.7251
0.7227
0.7178
0.7178
0.7190
0.7178
0.7166
0.7178
0.7190
0.7190
0.7202
0.7190
0.7214
0.7227
0.7227
0.7239
0.7227
0.7239
0.7227
0.7214
0.7214
0.7202
0.7214

16.1073
16.1637
16.1920
16.1920
16.2485
16.2485
16.2769
16.2485
16.3052
16.3899
16.3334
16.3334
16.3617
16.4464
16.5029
16.5311
16.5594
16.5876
16.6441
16.6441
16.6158
16.6158
16.6158
16.5876
16.6158
16.5029
16.5594
16.6723
16.7573
16.7855
16.7290
16.6158
16.6158
16.6441
16.6158
16.5876
16.6158
16.6441
16.6441
16.6723
16.6441
16.7008
16.7290
16.7290
16.7573
16.7290
16.7573
16.7290
16.7008
16.7008
16.6723
16.7008

0.617
0.621
0.625
0.629
0.633
0.637
0.642
0.646
0.65
0.654
0.658
0.662
0.667
0.671
0.675
0.679
0.683
0.688
0.692
0.696
0.7
0.704
0.708
0.713
0.717
0.721
0.725
0.729
0.733
0.738
0.742
0.746
0.75
0.754
0.758
0.762
0.767
0.771
0.775
0.779
0.783
0.787
0.792
0.796
0.8
0.804
0.808
0.813
0.817
0.821
0.825
0.829

0.7214
0.7251
0.7251
0.7251
0.7251
0.7227
0.7214
0.7227
0.7251
0.7251
0.7263
0.7263
0.7239
0.7227
0.7214
0.7227
0.7227
0.7214
0.7214
0.7202
0.7202
0.7190
0.7190
0.7202
0.7239
0.7251
0.7251
0.7251
0.7251
0.7239
0.7251
0.7251
0.7239
0.7227
0.7227
0.7214
0.7190
0.7202
0.7178
0.7178
0.7166
0.7153
0.7190
0.7190
0.7202
0.7227
0.7227
0.7239
0.7227
0.7251
0.7275
0.7275

16.7008
16.7855
16.7855
16.7855
16.7855
16.7290
16.7008
16.7290
16.7855
16.7855
16.8138
16.8138
16.7573
16.7290
16.7008
16.7290
16.7290
16.7008
16.7008
16.6723
16.6723
16.6441
16.6441
16.6723
16.7573
16.7855
16.7855
16.7855
16.7855
16.7573
16.7855
16.7855
16.7573
16.7290
16.7290
16.7008
16.6441
16.6723
16.6158
16.6158
16.5876
16.5594
16.6441
16.6441
16.6723
16.7290
16.7290
16.7573
16.7290
16.7855
16.8420
16.8420

0.833
0.838
0.842
0.846
0.85
0.854
0.858
0.862
0.867
0.871
0.875
0.879
0.883
0.887
0.892
0.896
0.9

0.7275
0.7275
0.7336
0.7336
0.7349
0.7349
0.7361
0.7361
0.7361
0.7361
0.7361
0.7349
0.7349
0.7336
0.7336
0.7312
0.7324
0.7300
0.7288
0.7288
0.7275
0.7275
0.7275
0.7300
0.7288
0.7300
0.7300
0.7300
0.7312
0.7312
0.7312
0.7300
0.7288
0.7275
0.7263
0.7251
0.7251
0.7239
0.7251
0.7239
0.7251
0.7275
0.7251
0.7239
0.7239
0.7251
0.7239
0.7239
0.7239
0.7227
0.7214
0.7214

16.8420
16.8420
16.9832
16.9832
17.0115
17.0115
17.0397
17.0397
17.0397
17.0397
17.0397
17.0115
17.0115
16.9832
16.9832
16.9267
16.9550
16.8985
16.8703
16.8703
16.8420
16.8420
16.8420
16.8985
16.8703
16.8985
16.8985
16.8985
16.9267
16.9267
16.9267
16.8985
16.8703
16.8420
16.8138
16.7855
16.7855
16.7573
16.7855
16.7573
16.7855
16.8420
16.7855
16.7573
16.7573
16.7855
16.7573
16.7573
16.7573
16.7290
16.7008
16.7008

0.7214
0.7190
0.7117
0.7153
0.7153
0.7019
0.6982
0.7080
0.7153
0.7178
0.7166
0.7056
0.6995
0.7007
0.7019
0.7056
0.7056
0.7031
0.6995
0.6970
0.6982
0.7007
0.6946
0.6934
0.6958
0.6970
0.6946
0.6909
0.6885
0.6897
0.6909
0.6909
0.6921
0.6897
0.6873
0.6897
0.6897
0.6885
0.6860
0.6836
0.6873
0.6885
0.6848
0.6848
0.6860
0.6860
0.6848
0.6885
0.6873
0.6824
0.6824
0.6824

16.7008
16.6441
16.4746
16.5594
16.5594
16.2485
16.1637
16.3899
16.5594
16.6158
16.5876
16.3334
16.1920
16.2202
16.2485
16.3334
16.3334
16.2769
16.1920
16.1355
16.1637
16.2202
16.0790
16.0508
16.1073
16.1355
16.0790
15.9943
15.9378
15.9660
15.9943
15.9943
16.0225
15.9660
15.9096
15.9660
15.9660
15.9378
15.8813
15.8246
15.9096
15.9378
15.8528
15.8528
15.8813
15.8813
15.8528
15.9378
15.9096
15.7964
15.7964
15.7964

0.6836
0.6836
0.6836
0.6824
0.6787
0.6824
0.6824
0.6799
0.6787
0.6812
0.6824
0.6824
0.6836
0.6824
0.6799
0.6763
0.6799
0.6824
0.6812
0.6799
0.6824
0.6799
0.6775
0.6787
0.6824
0.6812
0.6799
0.6787
0.6787
0.6787
0.6763
0.6763
0.6775
0.6775
0.6787
0.6763
0.6775
0.6763
0.6763
0.6763
0.6775
0.6775
0.6775
0.6751
0.6751
0.6751
0.6738
0.6763
0.6751
0.6763
0.6751
0.6751

15.8246
15.8246
15.8246
15.7964
15.7116
15.7964
15.7964
15.7399
15.7116
15.7681
15.7964
15.7964
15.8246
15.7964
15.7399
15.6552
15.7399
15.7964
15.7681
15.7399
15.7964
15.7399
15.6834
15.7116
15.7964
15.7681
15.7399
15.7116
15.7116
15.7116
15.6552
15.6552
15.6834
15.6834
15.7116
15.6552
15.6834
15.6552
15.6552
15.6552
15.6834
15.6834
15.6834
15.6269
15.6269
15.6269
15.5987
15.6552
15.6269
15.6552
15.6269
15.6269

0.6751
0.6726
0.6714
0.6714
0.6726
0.6738
0.6738
0.6714
0.6714
0.6702
0.6714
0.6714
0.6714
0.6702
0.6714
0.6714
0.6714
0.6714
0.6690
0.6690
0.6665
0.6690
0.6702
0.6702
0.6677
0.6690
0.6653
0.6665
0.6665
0.6677
0.6653
0.6665
0.6653
0.6653
0.6628
0.6616
0.6604
0.6628
0.6616
0.6604
0.6592
0.6616
0.6616
0.6592
0.6580
0.6580
0.6580
0.6567
0.6543
0.6519
0.6506
0.6506

15.6269
15.5704
15.5422
15.5422
15.5704
15.5987
15.5987
15.5422
15.5422
15.5139
15.5422
15.5422
15.5422
15.5139
15.5422
15.5422
15.5422
15.5422
15.4857
15.4857
15.4290
15.4857
15.5139
15.5139
15.4572
15.4857
15.4007
15.4290
15.4290
15.4572
15.4007
15.4290
15.4007
15.4007
15.3443
15.3160
15.2878
15.3443
15.3160
15.2878
15.2595
15.3160
15.3160
15.2595
15.2313
15.2313
15.2313
15.2030
15.1466
15.0901
15.0616
15.0616

0.6494
0.6506
0.6494
0.6494
0.6458
0.6458
0.6421
0.6421
0.6384
0.6372
0.6372
0.6360
0.6348
0.6348
0.6360
0.6335
0.6299
0.6299
0.6299
0.6262
0.6201
0.6165
0.6177
0.6165
0.6152
0.6116
0.6116
0.6116
0.6104
0.6079
0.6055
0.6030
0.5994
0.5981
0.5957
0.5969
0.5957
0.5945
0.5933
0.5933
0.5896
0.5872
0.5859
0.5835
0.5798
0.5786
0.5750
0.5750
0.5713
0.5701
0.5664
0.5640

15.0334
15.0616
15.0334
15.0334
14.9486
14.9486
14.8639
14.8639
14.7792
14.7509
14.7509
14.7227
14.6945
14.6945
14.7227
14.6660
14.5813
14.5813
14.5813
14.4965
14.3553
14.2706
14.2988
14.2706
14.2421
14.1574
14.1574
14.1574
14.1292
14.0727
14.0162
13.9597
13.8750
13.8465
13.7900
13.8183
13.7900
13.7618
13.7335
13.7335
13.6488
13.5923
13.5641
13.5076
13.4226
13.3944
13.3097
13.3097
13.2249
13.1967
13.1120
13.0553

0.5615
0.5579
0.5542
0.5542
0.5505
0.5457
0.5408
0.5408
0.5383
0.5347
0.5298
0.5261
0.5249
0.5188
0.5139
0.5103
0.5054
0.4993
0.4968
0.4944
0.4907
0.4846
0.4785
0.4736
0.4688
0.4639
0.4578
0.4504
0.4468
0.4395
0.4358
0.4334
0.4273
0.4224
0.4187
0.4126
0.4102
0.4041
0.3992
0.3943
0.3894
0.3809
0.3772
0.3723
0.3674
0.3613
0.3589
0.3540
0.3491
0.3442
0.3418
0.3369

12.9988
12.9140
12.8293
12.8293
12.7446
12.6314
12.5184
12.5184
12.4619
12.3772
12.2642
12.1793
12.1510
12.0098
11.8969
11.8119
11.6989
11.5577
11.5012
11.4445
11.3598
11.2186
11.0774
10.9642
10.8512
10.7382
10.5968
10.4274
10.3426
10.1729
10.0882
10.0317
9.8905
9.7773
9.6926
9.5514
9.4949
9.3535
9.2405
9.1275
9.0143
8.8166
8.7319
8.6187
8.5057
8.3645
8.3080
8.1948
8.0819
7.9689
7.9124
7.7992

0.3308
0.3284
0.3247
0.3198
0.3149
0.3113
0.3088
0.3040
0.2979
0.2979
0.2942
0.2905
0.2869
0.2795
0.2771
0.2734
0.2710
0.2686
0.2673
0.2649
0.2600
0.2576
0.2527
0.2527
0.2502
0.2478
0.2466
0.2429
0.2429
0.2405
0.2368
0.2368
0.2332
0.2283
0.2271
0.2246
0.2222
0.2185
0.2148
0.2124
0.2112
0.2075
0.2051
0.2002
0.2002
0.1990
0.1953
0.1917
0.1868
0.1709
0.1721
0.1758

7.6580
7.6015
7.5168
7.4036
7.2906
7.2059
7.1494
7.0365
6.8950
6.8950
6.8103
6.7256
6.6408
6.4711
6.4147
6.3299
6.2735
6.2167
6.1885
6.1320
6.0190
5.9626
5.8496
5.8496
5.7929
5.7364
5.7081
5.6234
5.6234
5.5669
5.4822
5.4822
5.3973
5.2843
5.2560
5.1996
5.1431
5.0583
4.9734
4.9169
4.8887
4.8039
4.7475
4.6345
4.6345
4.6060
4.5213
4.4366
4.3236
3.9562
3.9845
4.0692

0.1794
0.1709
0.1660
0.1660
0.1697
0.1685
0.1660
0.1599
0.1611
0.1599
0.1563
0.1563
0.1526
0.1514
0.1489
0.1453
0.1428
0.1416
0.1392
0.1331
0.1294
0.1270
0.1245
0.1221
0.1209
0.1148
0.1148
0.1099
0.1062
0.1038
0.1025
0.0977
0.0940
0.0879
0.0732
0.0720
0.0708
0.0684
0.0671
0.0623
0.0586
0.0586
0.0513
0.0476
0.0366
0.0305
0.0220
0.0208
0.0110
0.0146
0.0122
0.0110

4.1539
3.9562
3.8432
3.8432
3.9280
3.8997
3.8432
3.7018
3.7300
3.7018
3.6171
3.6171
3.5323
3.5041
3.4476
3.3627
3.3062
3.2779
3.2215
3.0802
2.9953
2.9388
2.8823
2.8258
2.7976
2.6564
2.6564
2.5432
2.4585
2.4020
2.3737
2.2607
2.1759
2.0346
1.6955
1.6672
1.6390
1.5825
1.5542
1.4412
1.3564
1.3564
1.1869
1.1021
0.8477
0.7065
0.5087
0.4804
0.2543
0.3391
0.2826
0.2543

End

0.0098
0.0122
0.0098
0.0134
0.0134
0.0183
0.0134
0.0085
0.0012
0.0000
-0.0037
-0.0037
-0.0037
-0.0037
-0.0037
-0.0024
-0.0024
-0.0024
0.0037
0.0037
0.0012
0.0000
-0.0024
-0.0037
-0.0024
-0.0037
-0.0037
-0.0049
-0.0037
-0.0012
0.0012
0.0024
0.0012
0.0000
-0.0037
-0.0037
-0.0024
-0.0024
-0.0049
-0.0024
-0.0012
-0.0049
-0.0024
0.0000
0.0000
-0.0012
-0.0024
-0.0024
-0.0024
-0.0037
-0.0012
-0.0012

0.2261
0.2826
0.2261
0.3108
0.3108
0.4239
0.3108
0.1978
0.0283
0.0000
-0.0848
-0.0848
-0.0848
-0.0848
-0.0848
-0.0565
-0.0565
-0.0565
0.0848
0.0848
0.0283
0.0000
-0.0565
-0.0848
-0.0565
-0.0848
-0.0848
-0.1130
-0.0848
-0.0283
0.0283
0.0565
0.0283
0.0000
-0.0848
-0.0848
-0.0565
-0.0565
-0.1130
-0.0565
-0.0283
-0.1130
-0.0565
0.0000
0.0000
-0.0283
-0.0565
-0.0565
-0.0565
-0.0848
-0.0283
-0.0283

0.0000
-0.0024
-0.0012
-0.0012
-0.0024
-0.0012
-0.0024
-0.0012
-0.0012
-0.0012
-0.0024
0.0000

0.0000
-0.0565
-0.0283
-0.0283
-0.0565
-0.0283
-0.0565
-0.0283
-0.0283
-0.0283
-0.0565
0.0000

364 397 430 463 496 529 562 595 628 661 694 727

Test Designation

Description

Uninhibited Grain Kn Calculator

Number of Grains:
Grain OD:
Core Diameter:
Grain Length:
Nozzle Throat Diameter:

1
1.183
0.44
3.817
0.304

"Ideal" Bates length:

350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
1

Jimmy Yawn
jyawn@sfcc.net
Recrystallized Rocketry
12/22/2007

Enter your values in the blue bo

Any units of distance measurem
This sample uses decimal inch
Progression of Kn ratios will ap

(Feel free to delete my silly arrows onc

Increment
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1.9945 (See Note 4)
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
33 55 77 9 9 1111 1313 151517 1719 1921 2123 23
25 25
27 27
29 29
31
23
Burn Interval
24
25
26
27
28
29
0.0256 (See Note 1)
21.3563 (See Note 2)
0.0726 (See Note 3)
0.1521
2.094875346
294
294
216

Burn Increment:
Initial burn surface:
Nozzle throat area:
Core area:
Core/nozzle ratio:
Initial Kn:
Kn Max:
Final Kn:

Kn

Version 2m

Enter your values in the blue box. The rest is calculated by the spreadsheet
Any units of distance measurement may be use: inches, mm, furlongs...whatever, as long as you use the same units for all values.
This sample uses decimal inches, but millimeters works fine too.
Progression of Kn ratios will appear in last column to the right
Yeah, way over there:
(Feel free to delete my silly arrows once you have "got it.")

BurnA1
BurnA2
Burn
OD-Initial Length
Core dia Outside
End area Core End End area Core burn
Interval
area*
full disk
area
minus core area (each grain)
0.0000
1.183
3.8170
0.440
14.19
1.10
0.15
0.95
5.28
0.0256
1.183
3.7914
0.466
13.79
1.10
0.17
0.93
5.55
0.0512
1.183
3.7658
0.491
13.39
1.10
0.19
0.91
5.81
0.0769
1.183
3.7401
0.517
13.00
1.10
0.21
0.89
6.07
0.1025
1.183
3.7145
0.542
12.61
1.10
0.23
0.87
6.33
0.1281
1.183
3.6889
0.568
12.23
1.10
0.25
0.85
6.58
0.1537
1.183
3.6633
0.594
11.85
1.10
0.28
0.82
6.83
0.1793
1.183
3.6377
0.619
11.47
1.10
0.30
0.80
7.08
0.2050
1.183
3.6120
0.645
11.10
1.10
0.33
0.77
7.32
0.2306
1.183
3.5864
0.671
10.73
1.10
0.35
0.75
7.56
0.2562
1.183
3.5608
0.696
10.37
1.10
0.38
0.72
7.79
0.2818
1.183
3.5352
0.722
10.01
1.10
0.41
0.69
8.02
0.3074
1.183
3.5096
0.747
9.65
1.10
0.44
0.66
8.24
0.3331
1.183
3.4839
0.773
9.30
1.10
0.47
0.63
8.46
0.3587
1.183
3.4583
0.799
8.96
1.10
0.50
0.60
8.68
0.3843
1.183
3.4327
0.824
8.61
1.10
0.53
0.57
8.89
0.4099
1.183
3.4071
0.850
8.27
1.10
0.57
0.53
9.10
0.4356
1.183
3.3814
0.876
7.94
1.10
0.60
0.50
9.30
0.4612
1.183
3.3558
0.901
7.61
1.10
0.64
0.46
9.50
0.4868
1.183
3.3302
0.927
7.28
1.10
0.67
0.42
9.70
0.5124
1.183
3.3046
0.952
6.96
1.10
0.71
0.39
9.89
0.5380
1.183
3.2790
0.978
6.64
1.10
0.75
0.35
10.07
0.5637
1.183
3.2533
1.004
6.33
1.10
0.79
0.31
10.26
0.5893
1.183
3.2277
1.029
6.02
1.10
0.83
0.27
10.44
0.6149
1.183
3.2021
1.055
5.71
1.10
0.87
0.23
10.61
0.6405
1.183
3.1765
1.081
5.41
1.10
0.92
0.18
10.78
0.6661
1.183
3.1509
1.106
5.12
1.10
0.96
0.14
10.95
0.6918
1.183
3.1252
1.132
4.82
1.10
1.01
0.09
11.11
0.7174
1.183
3.0996
1.157
4.53
1.10
1.05
0.05
11.27
0.7430
1.183
3.0740
1.183
4.25
1.10
1.10
0.00
11.42

the same units for all values.

Each grain
Total burn Area x number
Web
Kn Ratio
area
Of Grains Thickness
21.36
21.36
0.37
294.23
21.19
21.19
0.36
291.93
21.02
21.02
0.35
289.60
20.85
20.85
0.33
287.24
20.68
20.68
0.32
284.85
20.50
20.50
0.31
282.44
20.32
20.32
0.29
279.99
20.14
20.14
0.28
277.52
19.96
19.96
0.27
275.02
19.78
19.78
0.26
272.49
19.59
19.59
0.24
269.93
19.41
19.41
0.23
267.35
19.22
19.22
0.22
264.73
19.02
19.02
0.20
262.09
18.83
18.83
0.19
259.42
18.63
18.63
0.18
256.72
18.44
18.44
0.17
253.99
18.24
18.24
0.15
251.24
18.03
18.03
0.14
248.45
17.83
17.83
0.13
245.64
17.62
17.62
0.12
242.80
17.41
17.41
0.10
239.93
17.20
17.20
0.09
237.03
16.99
16.99
0.08
234.10
16.78
16.78
0.06
231.14
16.56
16.56
0.05
228.16
16.34
16.34
0.04
225.15
16.12
16.12
0.03
222.11
15.90
15.90
0.01
219.04
15.67
15.67
0.00
215.94

Bates Grain Kn Calculator

Version 2m

Number of Grains:
Grain OD:
Core Diameter:
Grain Length:
Nozzle Throat Diameter:

Enter your values in the blue box. The rest is calculated by the spread
Any units of distance measurement may be use: inches, mm, furlongs
This sample uses decimal inches, but metric works fine.
Progression of Kn ratios will appear in last column to the right
Yeah, way over there:

3
1.25
0.297
1.876
0.281

(Feel free to delete my silly arrows once you have "got it.")

0.0329 (See Note 1)

12.1987 (See Note 2)
0.0620 (See Note 3)
0.0693
1.117121
197
238
175

Burn Increment:
Initial burn surface:
Nozzle throat area:
Core area:
Core/nozzle ratio:
Initial Kn:
Kn Max:
Final Kn:
"Ideal" Bates length:

2.0235 (See Note 4)

350
300
250

Kn

200
150
100
50
0
1

10

13

16

19

Burn Interval

Jimmy Yawn
jyawn@sfcc.net

22

25

28

Burn
OD-Initial Length
Core dia
Increment Interval
0
0.0000
1.25
1.8760
0.297
1
0.0329
1.25
1.8431
0.330
2
0.0657
1.25
1.8103
0.363
3
0.0986
1.25
1.7774
0.396
4
0.1314
1.25
1.7446
0.428
5
0.1643
1.25
1.7117
0.461
6
0.1972
1.25
1.6788
0.494
7
0.2300
1.25
1.6460
0.527
8
0.2629
1.25
1.6131
0.560
9
0.2958
1.25
1.5802
0.593
10
0.3286
1.25
1.5474
0.626
11
0.3615
1.25
1.5145
0.658
12
0.3943
1.25
1.4817
0.691
13
0.4272
1.25
1.4488
0.724
14
0.4601
1.25
1.4159
0.757
15
0.4929
1.25
1.3831
0.790
16
0.5258
1.25
1.3502
0.823
17
0.5587
1.25
1.3173
0.856
18
0.5915
1.25
1.2845
0.889
19
0.6244
1.25
1.2516
0.921
20
0.6572
1.25
1.2188
0.954
21
0.6901
1.25
1.1859
0.987
22
0.7230
1.25
1.1530
1.020
23
0.7558
1.25
1.1202
1.053
24
0.7887
1.25
1.0873
1.086
25
0.8216
1.25
1.0544
1.119
26
0.8544
1.25
1.0216
1.151
27
0.8873
1.25
0.9887
1.184
28
0.9201
1.25
0.9559
1.217
29
0.9530
1.25
0.9230
1.250

s calculated by the spreadsheet

use: inches, mm, furlongs...whatever, as long as you use the same units for all values.

olumn to the right

Yeah, way over there:
BurnA1
BurnA2
Each grain
Outside
End area Core End End area Core burn Total burn Area x number
Web
Kn Ratio
area*
full disk
area
minus core area (each grain)
area
Of Grains Thickness
7.37
1.23
0.07
1.16
1.75
4.07
12.20
0.48
196.70
7.24
1.23
0.09
1.14
1.91
4.19
12.58
0.46
202.86
7.11
1.23
0.10
1.12
2.06
4.31
12.93
0.44
208.52
6.98
1.23
0.12
1.10
2.21
4.42
13.25
0.43
213.69
6.85
1.23
0.14
1.08
2.35
4.51
13.54
0.41
218.37
6.72
1.23
0.17
1.06
2.48
4.60
13.80
0.39
222.56
6.59
1.23
0.19
1.04
2.61
4.68
14.03
0.38
226.26
6.46
1.23
0.22
1.01
2.73
4.74
14.23
0.36
229.46
6.33
1.23
0.25
0.98
2.84
4.80
14.40
0.35
232.17
6.21
1.23
0.28
0.95
2.94
4.85
14.54
0.33
234.38
6.08
1.23
0.31
0.92
3.04
4.88
14.64
0.31
236.11
5.95
1.23
0.34
0.89
3.13
4.91
14.72
0.30
237.34
5.82
1.23
0.38
0.85
3.22
4.92
14.76
0.28
238.08
5.69
1.23
0.41
0.82
3.30
4.93
14.78
0.26
238.33
5.56
1.23
0.45
0.78
3.37
4.92
14.77
0.25
238.09
5.43
1.23
0.49
0.74
3.43
4.91
14.72
0.23
237.35
5.30
1.23
0.53
0.70
3.49
4.88
14.64
0.21
236.12
5.17
1.23
0.58
0.65
3.54
4.85
14.54
0.20
234.40
5.04
1.23
0.62
0.61
3.59
4.80
14.40
0.18
232.19
4.92
1.23
0.67
0.56
3.62
4.74
14.23
0.16
229.48
4.79
1.23
0.72
0.51
3.65
4.68
14.03
0.15
226.28
4.66
1.23
0.77
0.46
3.68
4.60
13.80
0.13
222.59
4.53
1.23
0.82
0.41
3.69
4.51
13.54
0.12
218.41
4.40
1.23
0.87
0.36
3.71
4.42
13.25
0.10
213.73
4.27
1.23
0.93
0.30
3.71
4.31
12.93
0.08
208.56
4.14
1.23
0.98
0.24
3.71
4.19
12.58
0.07
202.90
4.01
1.23
1.04
0.19
3.70
4.07
12.20
0.05
196.75
3.88
1.23
1.10
0.13
3.68
3.93
11.79
0.03
190.11
3.75
1.23
1.16
0.06
3.65
3.78
11.35
0.02
182.97
3.62
1.23
1.23
0.00
3.62
3.62
10.87
0.00
175.34

Some constants:
Weight of posterboard
Nashua 324A
Nashua 324A
Nashua 322
Nashua 322
Loki 54mm inhibitor tube
Loki 54mm inhibitor tube

0.178
0.14
0.28
0.14
0.35
2.53
0.028

JY 38mm inhibitor tube, 2 layers pink posterboard

JY 38mm inhibitor tube, 2 layers posterboard + 2strips 324A
JY 38mm inhibitor tube, 14 linear inches

Dr. Rocket Motor Casings

Designation
Case length (inches)
Liner length
Propellant length
Overall length
Length from top end to thrust ring

38-240
5
3.75
3.625
6.0625
5.6875

grams per square inch

grams per square inch
grams per linear inch
grams per square inch
grams per linear inch
grams per linear inch
thickness of one wall

1.24 grams per linear inch

38-360
38-480
38-720
6.875
8.75
12.5
5.625
7.5
11.25
5.5
7.375
11.125
7.9375
9.8125 13.5625
7.5625
9.4375 13.1875

Loki 1600 54mm 4-grain motor

1. Length of case liner, new nozzle
13.25 inches
2. Maximum propellant column length, new nozzle
12.75 inches
3. Length of case liner, using old nozzle
12-15/16ths inches (estimated)
4. Maximum length of propellant column, old12.3
nozzle
inches

29mm inhibitor, 3.5 inch length makes 1 turn plus

0.559205
a little per
overlap
linear inch

From Richard Nakka: www.nakka-rocketry.net

From Richard Nakka: www.nakka-rocketry.net