Design and parameteric data for the hydrogen oxygen engine used in the orbiter transfer vehicle is presented. The engine design is analyzed and minimum engine performance and man rating requirements are discussed. Candidate cycle performance, weight and tradeoff analysis, and cost estimates are reported.
Orbit Transfer Vehicle (OTV) Engine, Phase A Study. Volume 1: Executive Summary
1979
100 pages
Report
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English
Manned Spacecraft , Rocket Engines & Motors , Cyclic loads , Hydrogen oxygen engines , Orbit transfer vehicles , Rocket engine control , Rocket engine design , Structural design criteria , Thrust chamber pressure , Convective heat transfer , Engine parts , Engine tests , Propulsive efficiency , Space shuttles , Space transportation system , Temperature control , Thermodynamic cycles