Turbo pump FED micro-rocket engine

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dc.contributor.authorMiotti, P.
dc.contributor.authorTajmar, M.
dc.contributor.authorSeco, F.
dc.contributor.authorGuraya, C.
dc.contributor.authorPerennes, F.
dc.contributor.authorSoldati, A.
dc.contributor.authorLang, M.
dc.contributor.institutionTecnalia Research & Innovation
dc.contributor.institutionEXTREMAT
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-24T12:01:30Z
dc.date.available2024-07-24T12:01:30Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractMicro-satellites (from 10kg up to 100kg) have mass, volume, and electrical power constraints due to their low dimensions. These limitations lead to the lack in currently available active orbit control systems in micro-satellites. Therefore, a micro-propulsion system with a high thrust to mass ratio is required to increase the potential functionality of small satellites. Mechatronic is presently working on a liquid bipropellant micro-rocket engine under contract with ESA (Contract No.16914/NL/Sfe - Micro-turbo-machinery Based Bipropellant System Using MNT). The advances in Mechatronic's project are to realise a micro-rocket engine with propellants pressurised by micro-pumps. The energy for driving the pumps would be extracted from a micro-turbine. Cooling channels around the nozzle would be also used in order to maintain the wall material below its maximum operating temperature. A mass budget comparison with more traditional pressure-fed micro-rockets shows a real benefit from this system in terms of mass reduction. In the paper, an overview of the project status in Mechatronic is presented.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationMiotti , P , Tajmar , M , Seco , F , Guraya , C , Perennes , F , Soldati , A & Lang , M 2004 , ' Turbo pump FED micro-rocket engine ' , European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP , no. 555 , pp. 637-642 .
dc.identifier.issn0379-6566
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11556/3152
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject.keywordsAerospace Engineering
dc.subject.keywordsSpace and Planetary Science
dc.titleTurbo pump FED micro-rocket engineen
dc.typeconference output
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