Passive Nosetip Technology (PANT) Program. Volume XI. Analysis and Review of the ABRES Combustion Test Facility for High Pressure Hyperthermal Reentry Nosetip Systems Tests.

摘要

The ABRES Combustion Test Facility located at the Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (AFRPL) is a high pressure liquid rocket combustor which is used for high pressure hyperthermal ablation testing. The oxidizer and fuel (O/F) currently burned in this facility is nitrogen tetroxide and Aerozine-50 at a nominal O/F ratio of 2.1. Calorimeter and pressure calibration data from this facility are compared with predictions. The facility is evaluated from the standpoint of thermo-structural and reentry flight simulation and is compared with other current high pressure ablation test facilities. Alternate propellant combinations are evaluated from the standpoint of upgrading the severity of the ABRES facility hyperthermal test environment. The hydrocarbon/LOX propellant combinations are assessed.