This paper describes instrumentation that is under development for an in-flight demonstration of a plume spectroscopy system on the space shuttle main engine. The instrumentation consists of a nozzle mounted optical probe for observation of the plume, and a spectrometer for identification and quantification of plume content. This instrumentation, which is intended for use as a diagnostic tool to detect wear and incipient failure in rocket engines, will be validated by a hardware demonstration on the Technology Test Bed engine at the Marshall Space Flight Center.
Instrumentation for In-Flight SSME Rocket Engine Plume Spectroscopy
Joint Propulsion Conference ; 1994 ; Indianapolis, IN, United States
1994-06-01
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