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Uprated OMS engine status and future applicationsThe baseline Orbital Maneuvering Engine (OME) of the Space Shuttle has the potential for significant performance uprating, leading to increased Shuttle performance capability. The approach to uprating that is being pursued at the NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is the use of a gas generator-driven turbopump to increase OME operating pressure. A higher pressure engine can have a greater nozzle expansion ratio in the same envelope and at the same thrust level, giving increased engine Isp. The results of trade studies and analyses that have led to the preferred uprated OME configuration are described. The significant accomplishments of a pre-development component demonstration program are also presented, including descriptions of test hardware and discussion of test results. It is shown that testing to date confirms the capability of the preferred uprated OME configuration to meet or exceed performance and life requirements. Potential future activities leading up to a full-scale development program are described, and the capability for the uprated OME to be used in future storable propellant upper stages is discussed.
Document ID
19860057981
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Boyd, W. C.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Brasher, W. L.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1986
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 86-1570
Accession Number
86A42719
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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