Linear stability assessment of a cryogenic rocket engine

Numerical Simulation of Cryogenic Injection in Rocket Engine Combustion Chambers

Numerical Simulation of Cryogenic Injection in Rocket Engine Combustion Chambers

The numerical simulation of cryogenic combustion is crucial for a better understanding of the complex physics involved in reactive flows of rocket engines and to help to reduce the development cost of these engines. The focus of this study is set on the oxidizer injection and its dispersion through jet dense core destabilization and atomization or supercritical mixing. Specific models have been...

Effect of Aspect Ratio on Supercritical Heat Transfer of Cryogenic Methane in Rocket Engine Cooling Channels

The supercritical turbulent flow of cryogenic methane flowing in a rocket engine cooing channel is numerically analysed by imposing constant heat flux at the bottom surface of the channel. The calculation scheme is validated by comparing the results obtained with experimental results reported in literature. The heat transfer coefficient is influenced by the strong variation in thermophysical pr...

The Blacklight Rocket Engine

Executive Summary This report summarizes the final project results for the period of May 1, 2002 through November 30, 2002 for the NIAC CP 01-02 Phase I study, "The BlackLight Rocket Engine". The objective of the Phase I study was to assess the potential of low pressure, mixed gas hydrogen plasmas (i.e. the BlackLight Process) toward the development of high performance space propulsion systems.

A Reusable Rocket Engine Intelligent Control