Hybrid propulsion presents a promising alternative to conventional systems for in-space propulsion applications using In-Situ Propellant Production (ISPP). A hybrid propulsion test facility has been built at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) with the capability to evaluate ISPP oxidizers (gaseous mixtures of O2 and CO2) and modify fuel type and chamber geometry. This work is the result of a continuing effort at JPL to characterize the burn characteristics and performance of different propellant combinations and motor configurations in order to refine and support preliminary designs. Twelve tests using gaseous oxygen and two paraffin based fuels (Black Paraffin and SP1X) from the 2015 campaign are presented. Different reduction techniques are compared in an effort to determine the uncertainty associated with deriving a regression rate law and evaluating c* efficiency with the collected data.


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    Title :

    Hybrid Propulsion In-Situ Resource Utilization Test Facility Results for Performance Characterization


    Contributors:
    Mechentel, F. S. (author) / Karp, A. C. (author) / Nakazono, B. (author) / Parker, M. (author) / Vaughan, D. (author)

    Conference:

    AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference ; 2016 ; Salt Lake City, UT, United States


    Publication date :

    2016-07-24


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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