Space systems design (spacecraft, satellites, space stations and their equipment)
Hojat Ghasemi; Seyed Mohammadreza Mahmoudian; Noordin Qadiri Massoom; S. Rashad Rouholamini; Pouria Mikaniki; Asghar Azimi
Volume 16, Issue 1 , March 2023, , Pages 47-58
Abstract
The aim of the present research is to obtain the ability to use the cryogenic propellant engines on a laboratory scale. In this regard, it is necessary to build some experimental motors and investigate the their performance parameters. The liquid oxygen as a common oxidizer and ethanol as a green fuel ...
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The aim of the present research is to obtain the ability to use the cryogenic propellant engines on a laboratory scale. In this regard, it is necessary to build some experimental motors and investigate the their performance parameters. The liquid oxygen as a common oxidizer and ethanol as a green fuel have been selected as propellant components. The engine is designed to produce 400 kgf force at the nominal condition. The pintle type injector has been chosen in which liquid oxygen and fuel are flowed in the axial and radial directions, respectively. The combustion chamber has been protected against overheating by applying the regenerative cooling. However, the laboratory feature of the engine design has provided the using of water instead the cooling propellant. All main components of the engine such as injector, igniter, and flow controllers, are examined by the cold tests. A comprehensive test facility is designed and set up for hot fire tests in which the performance of almost all parameters can be evaluated. Fifteen fire tests have been performed. Maximum obtained pressure and evaluated combustion efficiency were about 75% of design values.
Space systems design (spacecraft, satellites, space stations and their equipment)
Armin Azodi; Meysam Mohammadi Amin; Saeed Mahmoudkhani
Volume 15, Issue 3 , September 2022, , Pages 49-66
Abstract
In the present work, the frequency-domain aeroelastic stability analysis of space launch vehicle body in the flight condition of initial launch phase is presented for a range of geometric parameters, structural characteristics, and other parameters such as thrust force. The aeroelastic model is derived ...
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In the present work, the frequency-domain aeroelastic stability analysis of space launch vehicle body in the flight condition of initial launch phase is presented for a range of geometric parameters, structural characteristics, and other parameters such as thrust force. The aeroelastic model is derived using structural assumed modes and quasi-steady aerodynamics. The pressure distribution of subsonic flow on the 3D configuration is determined by boundary element method. Non-uniform Euler-Bernoulli beam including torsion spring junctions along the body with free-free ends is used to model the structure, and its modal analysis is performed by finite difference method. Concluded results illustrate variation in parameters not only could vary the aeroelastic instability boundary, but also might cause the instability type changed (from divergence to flutter), which its main reason is replacement the second instability of the aeroelastic system with the first one. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that the follower thrust force restricts the aeroelastic stability but maintains the instability type.
Space systems design (spacecraft, satellites, space stations and their equipment)
Hanieh Eshaghnia; Mehran Nosratollahi; Amirhossain Adami; Hadi Dastoury
Volume 15, Issue 1 , March 2022, , Pages 121-137
Abstract
Turbopump propulsion systems have been used in almost all launch vehicles. With the advancement of manufacturing technologies, especially in the use of composite and lightweight structures, the use of non-turbopump propulsion systems has been considered due to the reduction of operating costs. This study ...
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Turbopump propulsion systems have been used in almost all launch vehicles. With the advancement of manufacturing technologies, especially in the use of composite and lightweight structures, the use of non-turbopump propulsion systems has been considered due to the reduction of operating costs. This study has been investigated the multi-disciplinary optimization design of a two-stage launch vehicle using a pressure-fed propulsion system for both stages. Two main propulsion systems including gas-pressure and self-pressure feeding systems, have been evaluated in different configurations on two launcher stages. To extracting the optimum and possible solution, the launcher mission also has been added as a design variable in the optimization algorithm. The launcher has been extracted and introduced for each specific configuration of the launcher to achieve a certain orbital altitude with the maximum carrying payload and minimum gross mass. For this purpose, the AAO multidisciplinary optimization design framework has been used. The system-level and subsystem optimizer of the GA-SQP algorithm have been chosen.
