The Discipline Curricula
«Rocket power plants and onboard power sources»
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Topic name
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Purpose and structure of rocket propulsion systems.
Propellants, requirements thereto. Saturation de-saturation.
Modern views, trends, renewable propellants.
Design of modern propulsion systems, of liquid, solid, electrorocket, hybrid, pasty and detonation type.
Modern systems of liquid propellant supply and the field of
theirs application: exclusion, turbo-pump, pneumatic.
The
main
design
characteristics
of
the
power
plants and their impact on the effectiveness of the LV.
Modern types of LRE cooling, their influence on the specific
impulse
Frequent igniting of power plant, control problems. Methods to
ensure the continuity of propellant supply and ignition.
Modern methods of changing the thrust vector and thrust
magnitude. Regulatory scheme of thrust. Problems. Know how:
- switching off the engine after exhaustion of one of the
propellant components (steering engine 11D123, P = 93 t).
Liquid engines develop by "Yuzhnoye" SDO: 15D12 (RD-857),
lunar craft engine unit 11D410, 11D25 (RD-861); 15D177 (RD864); 11D513 (RD-8); 15D264 (RD-866), RD -801, RD-805, RD861K. BMD "Vega".
Onboard power sources. Purpose. Development trends.
Engines testing (ground, flight).
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Высокочастотная и низкочастотная неустойчивость
двигательных установок. Современные методы борьбы.
Lectures,
hours
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4
Practical
training,
hours
4
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4
Total,
hours
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4
4
Selftraining
hours
2
2
4
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2
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4
4
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High and low frequency instability of propulsion system.
Modern methods of problem solution.
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