Water Performance Test of Pumps for a 7 Ton Class Rocket Engine

Multiobjective Optimization of Rocket Engine Pumps Using Evolutionary Algorithm

A design optimization method for turbopumps of cryogenic rocket engines has been developed. Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm (MOEA) is used for multiobjective pump design optimizations. Performances of design candidates are evaluated by using the meanline pump flow modeling method based on the Euler turbine equation coupled with empirical correlations for rotor efficiency. To demonstrate t...

The Blacklight Rocket Engine

Executive Summary This report summarizes the final project results for the period of May 1, 2002 through November 30, 2002 for the NIAC CP 01-02 Phase I study, "The BlackLight Rocket Engine". The objective of the Phase I study was to assess the potential of low pressure, mixed gas hydrogen plasmas (i.e. the BlackLight Process) toward the development of high performance space propulsion systems.

A Reusable Rocket Engine Intelligent Control

Design Optimization of Splitter Blades for Rocket Engine Turbopump Design Optimization of Splitter Blades for Rocket Engine Turbopump

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Hydrodynamics of a Water Rocket

Applications of mass, momentum, and energy balances are central to the teaching of fluid dynamics. In this study, a model to determine the trajectory of a water rocket is given that is far simpler than the system of coupled partial differential equations that typically results in modern hydrodynamic problems of interest. This makes the problem an excellent choice for a student project—it can re...