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Edin design study alternate space shuttle booster replacement concepts. volume 1: engineering analysis
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Glatt, C. R. Hirsch, G. N. Stewart, W. A. Demakes, P. T. |
| Copyright Year | 1976 |
| Description | The use of a recoverable liquid rocket booster (LRB) system to replace the existing solid rocket booster (SRB) system for the shuttle was studied. Historical weight estimating relationships were developed for the LRB using Saturn technology and modified as required. Mission performance was computed using February 1975 shuttle configuration groundrules to allow reasonable comparison of the existing shuttle with the study designs. The launch trajectory was constrained to pass through both the RTLS/AOA and main engine cut off points of the shuttle reference mission 1. Performance analysis is based on a point design trajectory model which optimizes initial tilt rate and exoatmospheric pitch profile. A gravity turn was employed during the boost phase in place of the shuttle angle of attack profile. Engine throttling add/or shutdown was used to constrain dynamic pressure and/or longitudinal acceleration where necessary. Four basic configurations were investigated: a parallel burn vehicle with an F-1 engine powered LRB; a parallel burn vehicle with a high pressure engine powered LRB; a series burn vehicle with a high pressure engine powered LRB. The relative sizes of the LRB and the ET are optimized to minimize GLOW in most cases. |
| File Size | 2432605 |
| Page Count | 71 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19790008730 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1rg0hz2f |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1976-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Transportation Weight Analysis Performance Prediction Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines Trajectory Analysis Booster Rocket Engines Propulsion System Configurations Space Shuttle Boosters Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |