Modeling and analysis of long booster clustered launch-vehicle

According to the characteristics of complex spatial mode of long booster clustered launch vehicle, it is not suitable to derive the dynamic equations based on the simplified model of single beam considering only core rocket. In this paper, the long booster clustered launch-vehicle is simplified to a multi-beam model considering core and boosters. Then, due to the high proportion of the liquid propellant in the total mass of the launch vehicle, on the basis of the multi-beam model, a dynamic equation considering the elastic deformation and the liquid sloshing is established. The dynamic characteristics of the launch-vehicle and the interaction between liquid sloshing and aeroelasticity are studied by simulation. Based on the multi-beam model, the connection types between the core and the booster rocket are simplified to an elastic connection. The influence of the connection on the dynamic characteristics of the launch-vehicle is discussed. The results demonstrate that the multi-beam model can more fully reflect the dynamic characteristics of the long booster clustered launch-vehicle, and the connection form between the core and the boosters also has an important effect on the liquid sloshing and the elastic deformation.