Essays about: "rocket propulsion"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words rocket propulsion.
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1. Evaluating the Performance of Propulsion System Elements in an Aerospace Company
University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologiAbstract : This paper examines two examples of testing activities of sub-components of a 300kN methalox first-stage rocket engine developed by Pangea Aerospace, namely, theinjectors and the cryogenic pumps. One of the difficulties of these test campaignsis to evaluate the performances of these sub-components without using cryogenicpropellants and in conditions differing from flight conditions. READ MORE
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2. Preliminary Design of a 30 kN Methane-Oxygen-powered Electric-Pump-fed Liquid Rocket Propulsion System
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/RymdteknikAbstract : 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
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3. Concept investigation into Metal Plasma Source for High Powered Space Applications
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/RymdteknikAbstract : This thesis explores the potential of utilizing metal-based plasma sources as a sustainable solution for high-powered electric propulsion and its implications for future interplanetary travel. Focusing on the Vacuum Arc Thruster and the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket engine, the study encompasses numerical simulations, analytical comparisons, and performance analyses to assess the feasibility of metal plasma fuels in space missions. READ MORE
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4. Design of a modular small-scale PMMA/Air hybrid rocket research engine
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknikAbstract : Rocket propulsion using the hybrid-propellant scheme is a technology that offers much promise in applications where high-performance liquid rocket engines are deemed too complex and solid rocket motors are considered to lack performance or safety. However, despite extensive research, there is still a lack of knowledge in the theoretical aspects of hybrid rocketry, especially in the area of fuel-oxidizer mixing and fuel regression rate. READ MORE
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5. Development and Analysis of a Gaseous Hydrogen-Oxygen Rotating Detonation Combustor
University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologiAbstract : Theory suggests that more efficient rocket propulsion can possibly be achievedby utilizing a pressure-gain detonative combustion process instead of conventional deflagration combustion. To demonstrate this, rotating detonation engines that sustain one or several detonation waves in an annular enclosure havebeen a subject of research for decades. READ MORE
