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Innovative propellants in hybrid propulsion technology and its applications in space transportation
Start date:2009-01-01
End date:2011-12-31
Project Acronym:ORPHEE
Project status:Completed
Coordinator
| Organization name:HERAKLES SA | |
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Name:Philippe |
Rue de Touban - Les cinq chemins LE HAILLAN FRANCE Region:SUD-OUEST AQUITAINE Gironde |
| Tel:+33-016-4991137 | |
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| URL:http://www.materiaux-energetiques.com | Organization Type: |
Description
Objective:
Nowadays, chemical propulsion is based on solid (launch applications like first stage booster) or liquid technologies (upper stage engines). Complementary, hybrid propulsion technology, as defined in ORPHEE (Operational Research Project on Hybrid Engine in Europe), appears as a new generation of advanced space transportation system. Engines based on this innovative propulsion concept provide advantages like thrust performance, throttling (thrust modulation), versatility (easy adaptation to various configurations), simplicity, safety, which significantly reduce the global engine cost. It will help to consolidate the long term sustainability and ensure a technology needed by the European propulsion space community to remain independent.
Hybrid propulsion principle is based on the injection of a liquid oxidizer into the engine combustion chamber where it reacts with a solid fuel to generate hot gases providing the thrust. Enlarge the burning surface is the current proposed solution to reach the needed performance level. It dramatically increases the solid grain volume and the engine weight, limiting the applications. The regression rate is a key parameter controlling the solid fuel grain design. Its increase is a very attractive solution to reduce the grain volume. The main objectives of ORPHEE are to increase versatility of space propulsion system, ensure significant increase performance of hybrid engine, improve solid fuel technological maturity from TRL 1 to 3 and gather European skills on hybrid propulsion and ensure European access to space In near future, the availability of new hybrid engines will allow the access to new space transportation missions and to obtain significant costs reduction. It will consolidate the knowledge on this innovative technology, allowing the European space community to become non dependant. It may be considered as a competitive propulsion solution to be implemented in future space agencies roadmaps.
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Project Details
Start date:2009-01-01
End date:2011-12-31
Duration:36 months
Project Reference:218830
Project cost:3056571 EURO
Project Funding:1984154 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-SPACE
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:Space transportation
Contract type:Collaborative project (generic)
URL:http://www.orphee-fp7-space.eu
Subject index:Space & satellite research
Other Indexes:hybrid propulsion,demonstrator,hybrid motor,booster engine,upper stage engine,road map,mission specification
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Name:Cornelia |
Linder Hoehe KOELN DEUTSCHLAND Region:NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN KÖLN Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt |
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Name:Fulvio |
PIAZZA LEONARDO DA VINCI 32 32 MILANO ITALIA Region:LOMBARDIA |
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