Historical problem areas in space transportation propulsion technology are identified in viewgraph form. Problem areas discussed include materials compatibility, contamination, pneumatic/feed system flow instabilities, instabilities in rocket engine combustion and fuel sloshing, exhaust plume interference, composite rocket nozzle failure, and freeze/thaw damage.
Historical Problem Areas Lessons Learned
1991
10 pages
Report
No indication
English
Rocket Engines & Motors , Combustion & Ignition , Combustion , Compatibility , Failure , Propulsion system configurations , Rocket engines , Space shuttles , Space transportation system , Spacecraft propulsion , Contamination , Damage , Exhaust gases , Histories , Liquid sloshing , Plumes , Rocket nozzles , Stability