Enhanced heat transfer rocket combustor technology component hot-fire test resultsThe evaluation of a method for enhancing combustor hot-gas wall heat extraction by using hot-fire tests of a rocket engine combustor calorimeter with hot-gas wall ribs is presented. The capability for enhanced heat extraction is required to increase available turbine drive energy for high chamber pressure operation, and therefore higher overall expander cycle engine performance. Determination of the rib effectiveness for incorporation into the design of a high-performance combustor for an advanced expander cycle combustor intended for use in an orbital transfer vehicle or advanced space engine, was the objective of these tests.
Document ID
19900055008
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Brown, William S. (Rockwell International Corp. Rocketdyne Div., Canoga Park, CA, United States)