Supercharged topping rocket propellant feed system [PDF]
, 1979 A rocket propellant feed system utilizing a bleed turbopump to supercharge a topping turbopump is presented. The bleed turbopump is of a low pressure type to meet the cavitation requirements imposed by the propellant storage tanks.
Ginsburg, A. +2 more
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Simulation Study on Outflow Characteristics of Cryogenic Propellant during Rocket Ascent
Zhileng xuebao, 2020 At the rocket launching stage, it is very important to supply sufficient and vapor-free liquid propellant to maintain the functioning of the main engine.
Huang Xiaoning +4 more
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High energy-density liquid rocket fuel performance [PDF]
A fuel performance database of liquid hydrocarbons and aluminum-hydrocarbon fuels was compiled using engine parametrics from the Space Transportation Engine Program as a baseline. Propellant performance parameters are introduced. General hydrocarbon fuel
Rapp, Douglas C.
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Modeling of Shutdown Process in Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines [PDF]
فصلنامه علوم و فناوری فضایی, 2014 The effects of liquid propellant rocket engines thrust termination transients are important in achieving the launch vehicle’s desired final velocity with the required precision.
M. Shafiey Dehaj +4 more
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A Reliable Method for Predicting the Specific Impulse of Chemical Propellants
Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management, 2018 The specific impulse (Isp) is an important performance parameter that describes energy efficiency of propellant combustion and is intimately related to the rocket engine thrust.
Dany Frem
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Low loss injector for liquid propellant rocket engines [PDF]
, 1986 A low pressure loss injector element is disclosed for the main combustion chamber of a rocket engine which includes a lox post terminating in a cylindrical barrel. Received within the barrel is a lox plug which is threaded in the lox post and includes an
Vonpragenau, G. L.
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Project LOCOST: Laser or Chemical Hybrid Orbital Space Transport [PDF]
A potential mission in the late 1990s is the servicing of spacecraft assets located in GEO. The Geosynchronous Operations Support Center (GeoShack) will be supported by a space transfer vehicle based at the Space Station (SS).
Dixon, Alan +5 more
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Study on Rheological Properties and Pouring Process of Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene (HTPB) Propellants. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel), 2023 Wang H, Ji Y, Jiang X, Li Z.
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The hard start phenomena in hypergolic engines. Volume 1: Bibliography [PDF]
A bibliography of reports pertaining to the hard start phenomenon in attitude control rocket engines on Apollo spacecraft is presented. Some of the subjects discussed are; (1) combustion of hydrazine, (2) one dimensional theory of liquid fuel rocket ...
Miron, Y., Perlee, H. E.
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Radiation analysis of various vehicle and payload configurations for the reusable nuclear shuttle [PDF]
, 1972 Radiation analyses were performed and shielding weight requirements were estimated for various candidate vehicle and payload configurations for use with the reusable nuclear shuttle. The analyses included both point kernel and Monte Carlo approaches. The
Preeg, W. E.
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