Fire test of 500 Newton bipropellant thruster with propellant hydrogen peroxide and kerosene.

Paper number

IAC-13,C4,5,4,x16468

Author

Dr. Igor Nikolaevich Borovik, Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University, MAI), Russian Federation

Coauthor

Prof. Alexander Alexandrovich Kozlov, Moscow Aviation Institute, Russian Federation

Coauthor

Mr. Alexey Gennadievich Vorobiev, Moscow Aviation Institute, Russian Federation

Coauthor

Ms. Yulia Kovateva, Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University, MAI), Russian Federation

Coauthor

Mr. Ivan Kazennov, NPO Energomash, Russian Federation

Coauthor

Mr. Alexey Khokhlov, Central Research Institute for Machine Building (FGUP TSNIIMASH), Russian Federation

Coauthor

Ms. Daria Bogacheva, Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University, MAI), Russian Federation

Coauthor

Mr. Vitaliy Tashev, Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University, MAI), Russian Federation

Coauthor

Mr. Ilya Zarankevich, Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research Institute, MAI), Russian Federation

Year

2013

Abstract

A 500 Newton bipropellant thruster with propellant highly concentrated hydrogen peroxide (90%) and kerosene being developed and tested for attitude control systems is described in this paper.
During the testing were investigated:
- ignition process;
- operating process in the combustion chamber at the different values of mixture ratio;
- boundaries of stability of the combustion in the combustion chamber.
Ignition of propellant components in the combustion chamber has been reliable. Main regime of engine thrust was achieved after 0.1 s after valve opening 
The thermal condition of the combustion chamber wall was found satisfactory. The paper shows that the possible cause of of irregular heating of the wall was the unequal distribution the flow of propellants in the combustion chamber.
The analyze of obtained experimental data with mathematical model of wall combustion chamber thermal state showed that after 90 s the temperature reached 1000C.

Abstract document

IAC-13,C4,5,4,x16468.brief.pdf

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