QUALIFICATION TESTS OF THE APOLLO BLOCK II SERVICE MODULE ENGINE (AJ10- 137)

Abstract

High altitude qualification tests of an Apollo Block II Service Module engine were conducted to establish the performance characteristics and engine durability. Test hardware consisted of an Aerojet-General Corporation liquid-propellant rocket engine (AJ10-137) and a North American Aviation ground test replica of the Apollo Service Module propellant system. Seventy-two firings with an accumulated duration of 4524 sec were conducted on six engine assemblies at pressure altitudes of approximately 115,000 ft. Engine performance characteristics and engine durability were determined at various chamber pressures, mixture ratios, and propellant temperatures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0813868

Entities

People

  • A. L. Berg
  • E. S. Gall
  • M. W. Mcilveen

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chambers
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Engineering
  • Ignition
  • Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines
  • Liquid Propellants
  • Load Cells
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Propellants
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Quality Control
  • Rocket Engines
  • Service Modules
  • Specific Impulse
  • Strain Gages
  • Thrust Chambers

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  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Mathematics or Statistics
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