Essays about: "rocket nozzle"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words rocket nozzle.

  1. 1. Calibration of the Measurement System for Methane Pyrolysis in Rocket Nozzle Cooling Channels

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Jennifer Ly; [2023]
    Keywords : Correlational method; gas analysis; real time measurements; speed of sound; thermal conductivity; methane pyrolysis; rocket nozzle cooling; Korrelationsmetod; gasanalys; mätningar i real tid; ljudhastighet; värmeledningsförmåga; metanpyrolys; kylning av raketmunstycken iv;

    Abstract : Methane-based rocket propellant is gaining traction as a green technology with advantages in sustainability, cost-effectiveness, and performance. However, under high temperatures found in rocket nozzle cooling channels, methane can undergo thermal decomposition known as methane pyrolysis, resulting in the generation of hydrogen and solid carbon. READ MORE

  2. 2. Conceptualisation, Implementation and Commissioning of a Controlled Pyrolysis Rig : KTH Master Thesis Report

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Arjun Monga; [2023]
    Keywords : coke deposition; pyrolysis; catalysis; methane; sample; cooling channels; regenerative cooling; rocket engines; koksavsättning; pyrolys; katalys; metan; prov; kylkanaler; regenerativ kylning; raketmotorer;

    Abstract : Liquid methane has seen popular interest from industry and academia as a next-generation rocket fuel due to its favorable performance characteristics and potential for extra-terrestrial in-situ resource utilisation. Since the rocket combustion chamber and nozzle are subject to high heat loads, regenerative cooling is a standard method to achieve lower temperatures. READ MORE

  3. 3. Preliminary Design of a 30 kN Methane-Oxygen-powered Electric-Pump-fed Liquid Rocket Propulsion System

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Rymdteknik

    Author : Vikramjeet Das; [2023]
    Keywords : rocket engine; liquid rocket; methalox; electropump; LRPS; LPRE; liquid methane; electric pump feed system;

    Abstract : The design of a liquid rocket propulsion system, unlike that of a standalone system, is intertwined with the overall development of a number of associated systems and is influenced by a multitude of conditions and considerations: from the requirements needed to accomplish the mission to the rationalizations involved behind the development of each rocket system and/or component. In my thesis, the preliminary design of a “new generation” 30 kN rocket engine driven by an electric pump feed system and running on liquid methane and liquid oxygen is performed. READ MORE

  4. 4. Experimental study on the effect of rocket nozzle wall materials on the stability of methane

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Thomas L. Holmboe; [2023]
    Keywords : Methane; pyrolysis; catalysis; nickel; coke deposition; chemical modelling; GRI3.0; rocket nozzle; regenerative cooling;

    Abstract : There has recently been an increased interest in methane as a rocket propellant due to its physical properties as well as the possibility of in-situ resource utilization in places like Mars. As part of ESA’s Future Launcher Preparatory Program, KTH in cooperation with GKN Aerospace has started the MERiT program, which seeks to study the characteristics of methane under conditions found in rocket nozzle cooling channels. READ MORE

  5. 5. Optimization and Additive Manufacturing for HPGP Rocket Engines

    University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologi

    Author : Jessie Stachowicz; [2022]
    Keywords : Additive Manufacturing; Rocket Propulsion; Nozzle Design; Computational Fluid Dynamics; CFD; Nasa CEA; DED; PBF; High Performance Gas Propulsion; ADNbasedPropellant; CD Nozzle; Additiv tillverkning; raketframdrivningssytem; munstycksdesign; beräkningsflödesanalys; CFD; Nasa CEA; DED; PBF; högpresterande gasframdrivning; ADNbasedPropellant; Konvergerande-divergerande munstycken;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate whether additive manufacturing is applicable in manufacturing the 1N thruster option that Bradford Ecaps offers. Therefore, the nozzle design is of particular interest as AM provides accessibilities to manufacturing complex structures. READ MORE