Development of test stand for experimental investigation of chemical and physical phenomena in Liquid Rocket Engine

Santos, Emerson Andrade; Alves, Wilton Fernandes; Prado, André Neves Almeida; Martins, Cristiane Aparecida

doi:10.5028/jatm.2011.03021111

Abstract

The main objective of this work was to present the specification of an experimental firing test stand for liquid rocket engines (LRE) and develop a program for control and acquisition of data. It provides conditions to test rocket engines with thrust from 50 to 100 kgf. A methodology for laboratory work implementation using information technology, which will allow the automatic and remote functioning of the test stand, permits users to input the necessary data to conduct tests safely, achieve accurate measurements and obtain reliable results. The control of propellant mass flow rates by pressure regulators and other system valves, as well as the test stand data acquisition, are carried out automatically through LabVIEW commercial software. The test stand program is a readable, scalable and maintainable code. The test stand design and its development represent the state of art of experimental apparatus in LRE testing.

Keywords:
Experimental firing test; Liquid rocket engine; Data acquisition

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Publication Dates

Publication in this collection
May-Aug 2011

History

Received
25 Mar 2011
Accepted
20 May 2011

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[1] Alves, W.A.F., 2008, "Development of experimental firing test stand to study the rocket engine thrust characteristics", Masters Thesis, Aeronautics Institute of Technology, São José dos Campos, 198f.

[2] Andrade, E., 2008, "Graphical Programming applied to the control firing test stand of liquid rocket engine". Masters Thesis, Aeronautics Institute of Technology, São José dos Campos, 133f.

[3] Barrère, M., et al., 1960, "Rocket propulsion", Elsevier Publishing Company, London.

[4] Brazilian Space Agency, 2005, "National Plan of Space Activities. PNAE 2005-2014". Brasília, DF, 44p.

[5] Huzel, D.K., Huang, D.H., 1992, "Modern engineering for design of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines". AIAA, Washington.

[6] Kessaev, K.V., 2006, "Theory and Calculation of Liquid Rocket Engine", In: "Fundamental Course in Engine Course Design", ITA/MAI, São José dos Campos.

[7] Kessaev, K.V., 2005, "Introduction to Liquid Rocket Engine Design", In: "Fundamental Course in LRE Introduction", CTA/ITA, São José dos Campos.

[8] Shaw, A.C., 2003, "Systems and software in real time", Porto Alegre: Bookman.

[9] Sutton, G.P., Biblarz, O., 2001, "Rocket propulsion elements", John Wiley & Sons, New York.

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