Preliminary design of a 1 kN liquid propellant rocket engine testing platform
| dc.contributor.advisor | Martinez, Peter | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ringas, Nicolas Donovan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-06-27T20:21:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-06-27T20:21:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2022-06-27T18:08:25Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | This work presents a preliminary design of a liquid rocket engine test platform to support research into liquid propulsion systems and rocket engine components, including injectors, ignition systems, combustion chambers and engine cooling systems. The liquid propellants, specifically liquid oxygen and ethanol, are pressure-fed using gaseous nitrogen. The test platform supports engine thrust values up to 1 kN, as well as varying oxidizer/fuel ratios up to 4.0 and varying ethanol concentrations between 70 and 100%. The test platform will integrate with a mobile control centre, which was designed concurrently, and provides remote control of the test procedures and data acquisition of all relevant pressure, temperature, mass flow and thrust data. The propellant feed assembly can support both cold and hot fire testing campaigns and is equipped with numerous safety features including inert gas purge lines, emergency drain lines and emergency shut-down and de-pressurization procedures. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Ringas, N. D. (2022). <i>Preliminary design of a 1 kN liquid propellant rocket engine testing platform</i>. (). ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36544 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Ringas, Nicolas Donovan. <i>"Preliminary design of a 1 kN liquid propellant rocket engine testing platform."</i> ., ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36544 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ringas, N.D. 2022. Preliminary design of a 1 kN liquid propellant rocket engine testing platform. . ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36544 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Master Thesis AU - Ringas, Nicolas Donovan AB - This work presents a preliminary design of a liquid rocket engine test platform to support research into liquid propulsion systems and rocket engine components, including injectors, ignition systems, combustion chambers and engine cooling systems. The liquid propellants, specifically liquid oxygen and ethanol, are pressure-fed using gaseous nitrogen. The test platform supports engine thrust values up to 1 kN, as well as varying oxidizer/fuel ratios up to 4.0 and varying ethanol concentrations between 70 and 100%. The test platform will integrate with a mobile control centre, which was designed concurrently, and provides remote control of the test procedures and data acquisition of all relevant pressure, temperature, mass flow and thrust data. The propellant feed assembly can support both cold and hot fire testing campaigns and is equipped with numerous safety features including inert gas purge lines, emergency drain lines and emergency shut-down and de-pressurization procedures. DA - 2022 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - liquid rocket engines KW - liquid propulsion KW - test platform KW - LOX/ethanol LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2022 T1 - Preliminary design of a 1 kN liquid propellant rocket engine testing platform TI - Preliminary design of a 1 kN liquid propellant rocket engine testing platform UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36544 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36544 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Ringas ND. Preliminary design of a 1 kN liquid propellant rocket engine testing platform. []. ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 2022 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36544 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Electrical Engineering | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment | |
| dc.subject | liquid rocket engines | |
| dc.subject | liquid propulsion | |
| dc.subject | test platform | |
| dc.subject | LOX/ethanol | |
| dc.title | Preliminary design of a 1 kN liquid propellant rocket engine testing platform | |
| dc.type | Master Thesis | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | MPhil |