The NASA Glenn Research Center serves as NASAs lead center for aeropropulsion. Several programs are underway to explore revolutionary airbreathing propulsion systems in response to the challenge of reducing the cost of space transportation. Concepts being investigated include rocket-based combined cycle (RBCC), pulse detonation wave, and turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC) engines. The GTX concept is a vertical launched, horizontal landing, single stage to orbit (SSTO) vehicle utilizing RBCC engines. The propulsion pod has a nearly half-axisymmetric flowpath that incorporates a rocket and ram-scramjet. The engine system operates from lift-off up to above Mach 10, at which point the airbreathing engine flowpath is closed off, and the rocket alone powers the vehicle to orbit. The paper presents an overview of the research efforts supporting the development of this RBCC propulsion system. The experimental efforts of this program consist of a series of test rigs. Each rig is focused on development and optimization of the flowpath over a specific operating mode of the engine. These rigs collectively establish propulsion system performance over all modes of operation, therefore, covering the entire speed range. Computational Fluid Mechanics (CFD) analysis is an important element of the GTX propulsion system development and validation. These efforts guide experiments and flowpath design, provide insight into experimental data, and extend results to conditions and scales not achievable in ground test facilities. Some examples of important CFD results are presented.


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    Titel :

    Performance Evaluation of the NASA GTX RBCC Flowpath


    Beteiligte:

    Kongress:

    Fifteenth International Symposium on Airbreathing Engines ; 2001 ; Bangalore, India


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2001-07-01


    Medientyp :

    Preprint


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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