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Low thrust rocket test facility
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Arrington, Lynn A. Schneider, Steven J. |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | A low thrust chemical rocket test facility has recently become operational at the NASA-Lewis. The new facility is used to conduct both long duration and performance tests at altitude over a thruster's operating envelope using hydrogen and oxygen gas for propellants. The facility provides experimental support for a broad range of objectives, including fundamental modeling of fluids and combustion phenomena, the evaluation of thruster components, and life testing of full rocket designs. The major mechanical and electrical systems are described along with aspects of the various optical diagnostics available in the test cell. The electrical and mechanical systems are designed for low down time between tests and low staffing requirements for test operations. Initial results are also presented which illustrate the various capabilities of the cell. |
| File Size | 8369769 |
| Page Count | 24 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19900015842 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6vx5883r |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Ground Support Systems And Facilities (space) Rocket Test Facilities Combustion Physics Combustion Chemistry Nondestructive Tests Oxygen Performance Tests Rocket Propellants Hydrogen Reaction Kinetics Low Thrust Thrust Chemical Propulsion Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
