A breadboard demonstration of a pumped monopropellant propulsion system was completed during 1991. The propulsion system is the central part of the miniaturized maneuvering vehicle design presented and discussed in previous papers. Progress during 1991 included testing at the subsystem level to demonstrate the bootstrap startup capability of the design, and testing at the system level of a bolt-down breadboard unit which consisted of the warm gas pumps, gas generator, propellant tanks, thrust control valve assembly, regulator, bridge structure, attitude control thrusters, and two 56-lbf hydrazine thrusters. These two test series demonstrated the viability of the concept and results are presented and discussed from each test. The test results and post-test correlations with a mathematical model have resulted in refinements to component specifications.


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    Title :

    Test results of a pumped monopropellant propulsion system


    Contributors:
    J. C. Maybee (author) / G. T. Brewster (author) / D. G. Swink (author)

    Publication date :

    1992


    Size :

    26 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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