A Personal Viewpoint on the Development of China's Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines

Abstract

This article attempts, on the basis of lifting rocket or launch vehicle and spacecraft requirements, to analyze development trends in liquid rocket propulsion technology. It makes a simple introduction of the Long March (Chang Zheng) lifting rocket or launch vehicle liquid propulsion system's current status and technological development. It makes a discussion of various types of liquid rocket motor development processes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 03, 1991
Accession Number
ADA254104

Entities

People

  • Ninchang Zhu

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Booster Rocket Engines
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Ignition
  • Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines
  • Liquid Propellants
  • Materials Processing
  • Orbital Maneuvers
  • Propellants
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Rocket Propulsion
  • Rockets
  • Space Flight
  • Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster