Hot water or steam rocket development and production cost is estimated to be about 95% less than cost of developing chemical propellant rockets; hot water rockets can be reused great many times, making them even more economical; operating temperatures are low and no insulation is needed for engine walls; albeit their modest specific impulse, which is in order of 40 to 50 sec, hot water rockets have many practical uses, particularly as booster rockets for large payloads; dimensionless method is described by which hot water rockets of any size can be designed in few hours.


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    Title :

    Italian approach to reusable low-cost rockets


    Additional title:

    SAE -- Space Technology Conf


    Contributors:
    Partel, G. (author) / Laurienzo, P. (author) / Diamantini, F. (author)

    Conference:

    Proceedings of the Space Technology Conference ; 1967 Reusable



    Publication date :

    1967


    Size :

    13 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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