Background and development of rocketry and use of cryogenic propellants; present United States launch vehicles are shown; propellant combinations and related engine development, in particular development of current engines of Centaur and Saturn upper stages; for each of these engine systems, propellants are driven to thrust chamber by turbopumps; RL-10 engine uses cycle in which regenerative cooling and pump drive are linked together; liquid hydrogen fuel, pumped through cooling jacket, absorbs enough heat energy to allow it then to drive turbine, which delivers 590 hp to drive two propellant pumps; description of propellant injector and future developments. (See also ASME -- Paper 67-WA/AV-1 for meeting Nov 12-17 1967 8 p)
Cryogenic rocket propellants
Mech Eng
Mechanical Engineering ; 90 , n 6
1968
6 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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