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Proven, long-life hydrogen/oxygen thrust chambers for space station propulsion
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Richter, G. P. Price, H. G. |
| Copyright Year | 1986 |
| Description | The development of the manned space station has necessitated the development of technology related to an onboard auxiliary propulsion system (APS) required to provide for various space station attitude control, orbit positioning, and docking maneuvers. A key component of this onboard APS is the thrust chamber design. To develop the required thrust chamber technology to support the Space Station Program, the NASA Lewis Research Center has sponsored development programs under contracts with Aerojet TechSystems Company and with Bell Aerospace Textron Division of Textron, Inc. During the NASA Lewis sponsored program with Aerojet TechSystems, a 25 lb sub f hydrogen/oxygen thruster has been developed and proven as a viable candidate to meet the needs of the Space Station Program. Likewise, during the development program with Bell Aerospace, a 50 lb sub f hydrogen/oxygen Thrust Chamber has been developed and has demonstrated reliable, long-life expectancy at anticipated space station operating conditions. Both these thrust chambers were based on design criteria developed in previous thruster programs and successfully verified in experimental test programs. Extensive thermal analyses and models were used to design the thrusters to achieve total impulse goals of 2 x 10 to the 6th power lb sub f-sec. Test data for each thruster will be compared to the analytical predictions for the performance and heat transfer characteristics. Also, the results of thrust chamber life verification tests will be presented. |
| File Size | 8257329 |
| Page Count | 20 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19860023050 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t18m2697d |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1986-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Impulses Performance Tests Life Durability Proving Thrust Chambers Hydrogen Oxygen Engines Thermal Analysis Auxiliary Propulsion Heat Transfer Coefficients Space Stations Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
