DETONATION REACTION CONTROL (SMALL IMPULSE ENGINE).

Abstract

The report describes quantitatively the performance characteristics of four models of the detonation engines. The four models were developed and tested using a nitrogen tetroxide/hydrazine hypergolic propellant combination. The report includes a comparative systems analysis which points out the potential areas of application for the detonation engine. The analysis indicates that the detonation engine is best suited to low duty cycle applications which require very small impulse bits, such as tight limit cycle control of a satellite, or control of a spinning satellite by spin axis precession. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0825470

Entities

People

  • Bruce H. Johnson

Organizations

  • Honeywell International, Inc.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Detonations
  • Energetic Materials
  • Hydrazines
  • Materials
  • Nitrogen
  • Precession
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Rocket Propellants
  • Systems Analysis
  • Tetroxides

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers