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Università degli Studi di PadovaCentro di Ateneo degli Studi e Attività Spaziali ”Giuseppe Colombo”
Investigation of thermal protection systems
for hybrid rocket motors
Massimo Franco
26 October 2018 Padova
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MASSIMO FRANCO – INVESTIGATION OF THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS FOR HYBRID ROCKET MOTORS
Index of the presentation
Introduction➢ Hybrid rocket motors
CISAS knowledge
Phd project➢ Why is it innovative?
➢ Methods of analysis
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INTRODUCTION
Introduction➢ Hybrid rocket motors
CISAS knowledge
Phd project➢ Why is it innovative?
➢ Methods of analysis
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Introduction - Hybrid Rocket Motors
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Oxidizer stored liquid in the tank Fuel stored solid in the combustion chamber One controllable feeding line Different technological solutions and propellant
formulations
Main characteristics
Advantages
➢ Safety➢ Low costs➢ Simplicity➢ Green propellants➢ Oxidizer flow controlMission abort and throttlability
Disadvantages
➢ Low regression rates Low volumetric efficiency
➢ Combustion efficiency➢ High oxigen content in the exhaust
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CISAS knowledge
Introduction➢ Hybrid rocket motors
CISAS knowledge
Phd project➢ Why is it innovative?
➢ Methods of analysis
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CISAS Knowledge
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✓ Equipped test facility✓Great experience with hybrid rocket
motors✓Use of HTP as liquid oxidizer✓High combustion efficiency✓Different scale motors: from 1 up to 10 KN✓ Throttleable motors
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Phd project
Introduction➢ Hybrid rocket motors
CISAS knowledge
Phd project➢ Why is it innovative?
➢ Methods of analysis
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Phd project
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The design of new thermal protection systems is needed
Limit of the current technology:impossibility to mantain high performances for a long time
burn firing because of the eccessive comsumption of the actual materials
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Why is it innovative?
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Ablative materials are already widely used in solid rocket motors, BUT there are many differences with hybrid rocket motors:
Higher level of oxygen Lower pressure Lower temperatureMust be cheap Possibly suitable also for a restart
of the motor
Poor literature about this topic…
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Methods of analysis
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CFDFEM
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Methods of analysis
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FIRE TESTS
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Thank you for your time! Any questions?