Evaluation and Test Requirements for Liquid Rocket Engines

Abstract

Liquid propellant rocket engines enable rocket vehicle design and space launch capability. They are highly sophisticated and complex systems, with numerous potential failure modes, which can readily produce catastrophic results. Furthermore, engine testing and test hardware costs have historically represented a major portion of engine development program costs. For all these reasons, an engine development test and evaluation standard is needed to provide uniform success targets across the industry. Excellent non-binding guidelines (JANNAF-GL-2012-01-R0, Test and Evaluation Guidelines for Liquid Rocket Engines, Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force Liquid Propulsion Subcommittee Test Practices and Standards Panel, December 2012) have been developed, but this proposed new standard establishes requirements. It is the intent of these requirements to clarify expectations for a successful engine development program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 16, 2017
Accession Number
AD1113117

Entities

People

  • Kendricks Ii A. Behring
  • Mark J. Mueller
  • Shannon P. Mccall
  • Vinay K. Goyal
  • Wayne M. Van Lerberghe

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines
  • Liquid Propellants
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • National Security
  • Performance Tests
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Pressurization
  • Reliability
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets
  • Secondary Flow
  • Software Testing
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster