Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
Similar Documents
Experimental thrust performance of a high-area-ratio rocket nozzle
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Kacynski, Kenneth J. Pavli, Albert J. Smith, Tamara A. |
| Copyright Year | 1987 |
| Description | An experimental investigation was conducted to determine the thrust performance attainable from high-area-ratio rocket nozzles. A modified Rao-contoured nozzle with an expansion area of 1030 was test fired with hydrogen-oxygen propellants at altitude conditions. The nozzle was also tested as a truncated nozzle, at an expansion area ratio of 428. Thrust coefficient and thrust coefficient efficiency values are presented for each configuration at various propellant mixture ratios (oxygen/fuel). Several procedural techniques were developed permitting improved measurement of nozzle performance. The more significant of these were correcting the thrust for the aneroid effects, determining the effective chamber pressure, and referencing differential pressure transducers to a vacuum reference tank. |
| File Size | 1538064 |
| Page Count | 16 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870010948 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t95769q90 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1987-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Rocket Nozzles Flight Tests Nozzle Geometry Area Rocket Thrust Altitude Tests Hydrogen Oxygen Engines Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
