A methodology used in support of a contract study for NASA/MSFC to optimize the design of gas generator hybrid propulsion booster for uprating the National Space Transportation System (NSTS) is presented. The objective was to compare alternative configurations for this booster approach, optimizing each candidate concept on different bases, in order to develop data for a trade table on which a final decision was based. The methodology is capable of processing a large number of independent and dependent variables, adjusting the overall subsystems characteristics to arrive at a best compromise integrated design to meet various specified optimization criteria subject to selected constraints. For each system considered, a detailed weight statement was generated along with preliminary cost and reliability estimates.
Design Optimization of Gas Generator Hybrid Propulsion Boosters
1990
24 pages
Report
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English
Hybrid propulsion boosters for space launch vehicles
AIAA | 1990
|HYBRID PROPULSION BOOSTERS FOR SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1990
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