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Liquid oxygen/liquid methane integrated propulsion system test bed
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lusby, Brian Flynn, Howard Villemarette, Mark |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | In support of NASA?s Propulsion and Cryogenic Advanced Development (PCAD) project, a liquid oxygen (LO2)/liquid methane (LCH4) Integrated Propulsion System Test Bed (IPSTB) was designed and advanced to the Critical Design Review (CDR) stage at the Johnson Space Center. The IPSTB?s primary objectives are to study LO2/LCH4 propulsion system steady state and transient performance, operational characteristics and to validate fluid and thermal models of a LO2/LCH4 propulsion system for use in future flight design work. Two phase thermal and dynamic fluid flow models of the IPSTB were built to predict the system performance characteristics under a variety of operating modes and to aid in the overall system design work. While at ambient temperature and simulated altitude conditions at the White Sands Test Facility, the IPSTB and its approximately 600 channels of system instrumentation would be operated to perform a variety of integrated main engine and reaction control engine hot fire tests. The pressure, temperature, and flow rate data collected during this testing would then be used to validate the analytical models of the IPSTB?s thermal and dynamic fluid flow performance. An overview of the IPSTB design and analytical model development will be presented. |
| File Size | 2125075 |
| Page Count | 14 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20110012829 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1ck3cz7z |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2011-07-31 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Ground Support Systems And Facilities (space) Methane Rocket Test Facilities Propellants Test Stands Liquid Oxygen Cryogenics Propulsion Computerized Simulation Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
