Description du projet
Ouvrir la voie aux petits satellites
L’avenir s’annonce radieux pour la technologie de propulsion hybride, qui peut permettre de faire voler des fusées-sondes et de petits lanceurs. Le projet HyTeX, financé par l’UE, examinera le taux de régression du carburant, les propriétés de la composition de la cire de paraffine, ainsi que les performances et la stabilité du moteur. Un procédé innovant de fabrication de la cire de paraffine sera également optimisé. Les résultats permettront de lancer de petits satellites pesant jusqu’à 500 kg avec des lanceurs basés sur une combinaison de technologies nouvelles et établies, utilisant une propulsion hybride intrinsèquement sûre (propergols paraffine / oxygène liquide). Jusqu’à présent, les moteurs hybrides n’ont guère fait l’objet d’investissements significatifs ou de recherches conséquentes. Cette bourse de recherche a pour objectif de faire passer la propulsion hybride de l’état actuel de développement à une technologie entièrement mature.
Objectif
The space industry is going through a transformational phase, creating unprecedented levels of growth for space and nonspace actors/industry. In the next years a significant increase in the market of small satellites up to 500 kg is expected. The HyImpulse start-up has been created recently and intends to bring to the market the key technologies for a game-changing, unique, low risk, innovative small launcher, with a 500 kg payload capability to LEO. The launcher will be based on a combination of novel and established technologies, using inherently safe hybrid propulsion (paraffin/LOX propellants). These engines combine a liquid oxidizer with a solid fuel thus enabling to benefit from both bi-liquid and solid technologies and advantages.
Unlike solid and liquid technologies, hybrid engines did not benefit from large investments and research in the past due to the inherent complex phenomena occurring into their combustion chamber. This is however changing with the new space constraints which make hybrid motors serious candidate for future applications. This research fellowship aims at bringing hybrid propulsion from the current state of development to a fully mature technology enabling the flight of sounding rockets and small launchers.
The action will allow the elaboration of novel measurement and analysis techniques to study the fuel regression rate, the wax composition properties & the engine performances and stability. In addition to the scientific investigations of complex and coupled phenomena occurring in the combustion chamber of a hybrid engine, an innovative wax manufacturing process will be optimised in collaboration with colleagues from HyImpulse. The most original aspect of the fellowship is the combination of scientific investigations of complex phenomena with innovative technical developments that are required to make hybrid propulsion technology competitive in the coming years.
Champ scientifique
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineering
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technology
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyobservational astronomyx-ray astronomy
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinateur
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