The topics are presented in viewgraph form and include the following: Space Transportation Main Engine (STME) definition, design philosophy, robust design, maximum design condition, casting vs. machined and welded forgings, operability considerations, high reliability design philosophy, engine reliability enhancement, low cost design philosophy, engine systems requirements, STME schematic, fuel turbopump, liquid oxygen turbopump, main injector, and gas generator. The major engine components of the STME and the Space Shuttle Main Engine are compared.
Space Transportation Main Engine
1992
38 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Rocket Engines & Motors , Hydrogen oxygen engines , Injectors , Rocket engine design , Turbine pumps , Gas generators , Propulsion system configurations , Space transportation system , Casting , Forging , Liquid oxygen , Low cost , Reliability engineering , Space shuttle main engine , Spacecraft reliability
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