A comprehensive program has provided the technology groundwork for the use of hydrogen-oxygen propellants in the Space Shuttle Attitude Control Propulsion System (ACPS) thrustors. This work has concentrated on generation of technology for injectors, cooled thrust chambers, valves, and ignition systems. The thrustors are designed to meet a unique and stringent set of requirements, including: long life for 100 mission reuses, high performance, light weight, ability to provide long duration firings as well as small impulse bits, ability to operate over wide ranges of propellant inlet conditions and to withstand reentry heating. The program has included evaluation of thrustors designed for ambient temperature and cold gaseous propellants at the vehicle interface.
Hydrogen-oxygen Space Shuttle ACPS thruster technology review.
Joint Propulsion Specialist Conference ; 1972 ; New Orleans, LA, US
1972-11-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
Extended temperature range ACPS thruster investigation
NTRS | 1974
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AIAA | 1974
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