AAE 450 Spring 2008 Stephan Shurn 31 January 2008 Propulsion Thrust Vector Control
AAE 450 Spring 2008 Liquid Injection Thrust Vector Control (LITVC) Works for all engines, especially solid and hybrid Extra weight for plumbing and injectors Good for flows due to no parts within exhaust stream Propulsion
AAE 450 Spring 2008 Gimballing Propulsion Future Work MAT code testing Weight and cost data for TVC More complexity with Solid/Hybrid due to sealing Flexible seal gimbals for solid/hybrid Better for liquid due to combustion chamber and nozzle vectoring as a unit
AAE 450 Spring 2008 Backup Propulsion
AAE 450 Spring 2008 Sources Propulsion Baxter, A.N., “The Application of Jet-Pumping to Liquid Injection Thrust Vector Control," AIAA Paper, No , June 1964 Ciepluch, Carl, “Technology for Low Cost Solid Rocket Boosters,” NASA TM X-67912, November “Thrust Vector Control System Study Program,” Vol. I - Rep. TWR Vol. 1, Thiokol Chemical Corp. (NASA CR-72727), June 15, 1970.