DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF MAIN TANK INJECTION (MTI) PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM
Abstract
A liquid rocket engine main tank injection (MTI) pressurization system which employs a chemical method of propellant tank pressurization, is studied. The process is initiated by injecting a small quantity of hypergolic reagent into the main propellant tank. The technical approach has been to study the important factors influencing the pressurization process by laboratory experiments and analytically determine system operating characteristics to evaluate various possible designs. Several engineering studies were completed initially to establish the pertinent design requirements of such a system, identify desirable configurations, and determine the most promising applications. Verification of the theoretical performance and development of a practical system was accomplished by a considerable amount of testing on 5 1/3-cu ft thick wall spherical tanks and subsequent demonstration in a 2,000-gal. full-scale flight-type ground test article. The research fixture was fabricated to investigate the actual reaction process and de develop components and operating procedures on a small-scale basis at pressures up to 200 psia.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0426714
Entities
People
- A. P. Lane
- P. Bingham
- P. Freedman
- R. J. Kenny