session 2

Title: Liquid Propulsion (2)
type: oral
Description: The session Liquid Propulsion (2) is dedicated to Liquid Rocket Engines (mono-propellant or bi-propellant), with particular emphasis on sub-systems and specific components (including propellants). The session welcomes manuscripts on all research and development areas, with a significant technical content: design, testing (including diagnostics and test facilities), analysis and calculations, modelling, applications, science and fundamentals.
Date: 2026-10-07
Time: 10:15
Room: E6

IPC members

Co-Chair: Dr. Angelo Cervone, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Netherlands (Kingdom of the);
Co-Chair: Mr. Andrew Devereaux, UK Civil Aviation Authority, United Kingdom;
Rapporteur: Dr. Christian Bach, Technische Universität Dresden (DTU), Germany;
Rapporteur: Ms. Bhavyashree Janardhana, Women in Aerospace Europe (WIA-E), Germany;

papers
Order	Time	Paper title	Mode	Presentation status	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1	10:15	Subscale Injector Screening for Reusable LOX/Methane Engines: Focusing on Methane Temperature Sensitivity and Injector Configuration Optimization	10	confirmed	Ms. Jingyun Zhao	LandSpace Technology Corporation Ltd.	China
2	10:25	Slosh-Resilient Fill-Level Estimation in Microgravity Propellant Tanks Using a Digital Twin–Enabled Modal Vibration Signature	10	confirmed	Ms. Zeynep Mihrimah Şahin	Gaziantep Private Sanko Schools	Türkiye
3	10:35	Near-wall O/F ratio biasing as a method of reducing ablative wall erosion in the SAFFIRE engine	10	confirmed	Mr. Ryan Cooper	University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)	South Africa
4	10:45	Experimental Study on Gas-Solid Two-Phase Flow Characteristics and Particle Spatial Distribution of Vacuum Plume	10		Mr. Chen Chen	Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (BUAA)	China
5	10:55	Comparison of Spark and Hot Surface Ignition Methods for a Kerosene/Gaseous Oxygen Torch Igniter Using Ignition Reliability and Pressure Transient Metrics.	10		Mr. Alexander Aubertin	Viterbi School of Engineering, USC	United States
6	11:05	High-Performance Green Propulsion: Development of the 450 N FAST Architecture and LMP-103S Propellant Variations for the TYR-1 Mission	10		Mr. Wilhelm Dingertz	ECAPS AB	Sweden
7	11:15	Experimental Evaluation of a Regeneratively Cooled N₂O–IPA Liquid Rocket Engine with a Double-Wall Combustion Chamber	10		Mr. Ishaan Dutta	R V College of Engineering, Bengaluru	India
8	11:25	Energy Conversion and Efficiency Analysis of a Thermally Assisted Hydrogen Peroxide Thruster	10		Ms. Mariam Alnuaimi	United Arab Emirates University (UAEU)	United Arab Emirates
9	11:35	development and testing of high-speed electropumps for south africa's liquid rocket engine	10	confirmed	Mr. Yashik Singh	University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)	South Africa
10	11:45	Design and Preliminary Testing of a 100 N Thruster Powered by Hydrogen Peroxide and Hydrogen for Innovative In-Space Water Propulsion	10	confirmed	Mr. Fabio Faraoni	University of Pisa	Italy
11	11:55	modelling of pressurant requirements for a kerosene fuelled liquid rocket engine	10	confirmed	Dr. Sarisha Harrylal	University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)	South Africa
12	12:05	weight reduction of a propellant valve by using additive manufacturing: implementation of design, manufacturing and testing	10		Mr. CİHAT ÇİFTÇİ	ROKETSAN Roket Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.	Türkiye
13	12:15	Liquid propulsion for future European launchers: research, technology maturation and current engine developments	10	confirmed	Mr. Giuseppe Fiore	CNES	France
14	12:25	Optimized High-Pressure Trim Control Valve Design & Verification for Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines	10	confirmed	Mr. Ahmet Eren Osanmaz	ROKETSAN Roket Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.	Türkiye

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