Engine data and information are presented to perform system studies on cargo orbit-transfer vehicles which would deliver large space structures to geosynchronous equatorial orbit. Low-thrust engine performance, weight, and envelope parametric data were established, preliminary design information was generated, and technologies for liquid rocket engines were identified. Two major engine design drivers were considered in the study: cooling and engine cycle options. Both film-cooled and regeneratively cooled engines were evaluated. The propellant combinations studied were hydrogen/oxygen, methane/oxygen, and kerosene/oxygen.


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    Title :

    Low-Thrust Chemical Rocket Engine Study


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1981


    Size :

    152 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English