TO-DATE, THE REALIZATION OF SMALL-SCALE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE PROPULSION SYSTEMS FOR CHALLENGING IN-SPACE MANEU…
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Award details
- Award ID
- NNX12CE67P
- Contractor
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Sub-agency / office
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Award amount
- $0
- Period of performance
- Mar 14, 2012 – Aug 13, 2012
- NAICS
- 541712 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- PSC
- PSC AR11
- Place of performance
- CA
Public award description
TO-DATE, THE REALIZATION OF SMALL-SCALE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE PROPULSION SYSTEMS FOR CHALLENGING IN-SPACE MANEUVERS REQUIRING HIGH DELTA-V AND ACCELERATION OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (I.E. SAMPLE RETURN), HAS LARGELY BEEN LIMITED BY THE LACK OF REGENERATIVELY-COOLED THRUST CHAMBER ASSEMBLIES AND TURBOPUMPS IN THE 100-1,000LBF THRUST CLASS. VENTIONS PROPOSES TO OVERCOME THIS LIMITATION BY DEVELOPING A 500LBF, LOX-COOLED, PUMP-FED ENGINE FOR IN-SPACE PROPULSION APPLICATIONS. THE PHASE I EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON: 1. OVERALL DESIGN OF A 500LBF ENGINE; 2. DETAILED DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A SUB-SCALE, LOX-COOLED MAIN COMBUSTION CHAMBER; AND 3. EXPERIMENTAL HOT-FIRE TESTING OF A LOX / IPA COMBUSTION CHAMBER ASSEMBLY TO EVALUATE COOLING CHANNEL PERFORMANCE AND LOX QUALITY AT THE INJECTOR INLET.
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