Rocket Engine Test System for Development of Novel Propulsion Technologies
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
A 150 lbf thrust class, modular, bi-propellant, rocket engine/gas-generator and supporting test infrastructure has been developed in a cooperative effort between Sandia National Laboratories and the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology’s (NMIMT’s) Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC). This modular test engine design consists of a head end fuel-oxidizer injector, a spark ignition gaseous H2/O2 torch igniter, combustion chamber and nozzle module. This robust design allows for rapid configuration changes as well as economical repair should hardware become damaged in testing. The engine interfaces with a permanently installed pressurizing system capable of delivering liquid nitrous oxide and a variety of liquid fuels for both rocket engine development and propellant performance evaluation. The regulated high pressure systems allow for delivery of liquefied gases above their saturation pressure as well as allowing for high pressure rocket engine/gas-generator operation. The facility test cell houses a 1 ton thrust capacity test stand leaving room for larger scale engine development.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 1562423
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--2016-9426R; 647628
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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