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Dr Lukin got a M.S. degree (Rocket Propulsion Engineer) from Izhevsk State Technical University with the Diploma of Excellence (1985) and Ph.D. degree (Phys. & Math.) from the Physics-Technical Institute of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1993). He was involved in the research projects, connected with development of the solid propulsion systems of the intercontinental ballistic rocket upper stages; with development of the pyrotechnic ignition system for the solid propulsion systems of the submarine intercontinental ballistic rocket; with development of the information-measuring system of the space combat laser station. Over the last 30 years he has investigated the challenging problem of combustion instability. Dr Lukin is presently the Principal Research Scientist & Executive Director at Western-Caucasus Research Center in Tuapse, Russia, Expert of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Expert of Federal Register of Experts of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in the area of Space and Transport Systems. Dr Lukin is Associate Fellow and Lifetime Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), International Member of the AIAA Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC), Member of the AIAA United Nations Committee On Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN-COPUOS) Working Group (WG), Chair of the Research Sub-committee of the Academic Council of the Australian Institute of High Energetic Materials; Professor-Advisor of the Shaanxi Research Institute of Applied Physics-Chemistry (China), Academic Consultant of the North-Western Polytechnic University (China), Member of the National Graphene Association (NGA). CV is available at the following reference: http://www.wcrc.ru/Lukin-CV-2018.

Title of the Talk

New Insights In to the Reactionary Zones Self-Organization for Enhanced Extreme Thrust Control of the Next-Generation Solid Propulsion Systems

Abstract

The main aim of this research is to get a better knowledge and understanding of self-organization of the solid propellants (SP) reactionary zones. Both experiments and theory confirm that the micro- and nano- scale oscillatory networks excitation in the SP reactionary zones is a rather universal phenomenon. In accordance with our new concept, the micro- and nano- scale structures form both the fractal and self-organized wave patterns in the SP reactionary zones. Self-organized wave patterns excitation is one of the keys to access to the properties of the reactionary zones: the scale and localization of the induction and energy-releasing areas. A novel concept for enhanced extreme thrust control in solid propulsion systems are based on control by self-organization of the micro- and nano- scale oscillatory networks and self-organized wave patterns formation in the reactionary zones with use of the system of acoustic waves and electro-magnetic fields, generated by special kind of electric discharges along with resonance laser radiation. Application of special kind of the electric discharges demands the minimum expenses of energy and opens prospects for almost inertia-free control by combustion processes. Using of a suggested understanding of phenomena in the reactionary zones is opening the new ways for inertial-free control by the structure and properties of the energetic materials reactionary zones with minimum expenses of energy.