Advanced Space Transportation Systems - Bargouzin Booster
- Paper number
IAC-07-D2.5.06
- Author
Mr. Marco Prampolini, EADS Astrium, France
- Coauthor
Mr. Eric Louaas, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France
- Coauthor
Mr. Yves Prel, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France
- Coauthor
Mr. Sergey F. Kostromin, Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TSNIIMASH), Russia
- Coauthor
Mr. Nikolai Panichkin, Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TSNIIMASH), Russia
- Coauthor
Dr. Yuriy Sumin, Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TSNIIMASH), Russia
- Coauthor
Dr. Mikhail Osin, Russia
- Coauthor
Mr. David Iranzo-Greus, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), France
- Coauthor
Mr. Michel Rigault, Dassault Aviation, France
- Coauthor
Mr. André Beaurain, Snecma, France
- Year
2007
- Abstract
In the framework of Advanced Space Transportation Systems Studies sponsored by CNES in 2006, a study called “Bargouzine” was performed by a joint team led by ASTRIUM ST and TSNIIMASH. Beyond these leaders, the team comprised MOLNIYA, DASSAULT Aviation and SNECMA as subcontractors.
The “Bargouzin” concept is a liquid fueled fly back booster (LFBB), mounted on the ARIANE 5 central core stage in place of the current solid rocket booster. The main originality of the concept lies in the fact that the “Bargouzin” features a cluster of Vulcain II engines, similar to the one mounted on the central core stage of ARIANE 5. An astute permutation strategy, between the booster engines and central core engine is expected to lead to significant cost reductions.
Following aspects were addressed during the premilinary system study :
- Engine Number per booster Trade Off, Abort Scenario Analysis
- Aerodynamic consolidation
- Engine Reliability
- Ascent Controllability
- Ground interfaces
- Separation Sequence analysis
- Programmatics
These topics are briefly presented and synthetized in the paper, giving an overview of the viabalility of the concept.
- Abstract document
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