Hydrocarbon Boost Technology for Future Spacelift

Abstract

The AFRL liquid engine mission is developing the technology trade space for high performance, affordable rocket engines. This can be accomplished by increasing design space - not point designs; integrated technology demonstrators; and a systems engineering approach - tech selection and execution. Tools need to be developed to enable model driven development that will replace empirically-based tools with physics-based tools, enable new technologies, and reduce development costs. Technology may be developed during engine cycle via oxygen-rich staged combustion, expander, and innovative cycles - Ex-Hex, and Aerospike. Or it may be developed within the component, in hydrostatic bearings, combustion stability and ignition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 02, 2012
Accession Number
ADA556159

Entities

People

  • Richard Cohn

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Stability
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engines
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Generators
  • Ignition
  • Long Life
  • Materials
  • Physics
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets
  • Systems Engineering
  • Turbines

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster