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10 The Liquid-Propellant Rocket Motor In Chapter 9 we discussed the solid ostet motor and alo paid bri tention tothe mess ofthe gid motor. In this chapter we wil give ‘overview of the guid propelsion syrem, The tiged ow (Pat toa) comnts of one or more propel tals, a feed scm, « conbusy shamber and an expansion nome. If monpropelaats ste uscd, oly oe tank noeded nother eases, fel and onder Sr stored in septate tanks ‘Smale rocket ten vse (ner) presuraation gu to fore the props ito the combustion chamber (prene fed) The sae cngnes Ses pope, ‘iven by tutbines, to feed the combustion chamber, ta modern Lae Combustion motors, precombuston chamber may te tied. Inthe Prey buston cember the fae and part of the exter enc andthe oeeonben ton prodacs drive the turbines Before enering the main combusts shumbc,whets the reminder of he oxidizer rests with the presombustin Droducts (Fig. 10.20). Ifthe turbiaer ae ot driven by. precombuain rosics, they may then we combustion gies from the mas combustion >————— EE ‘he Lins Pople Raeet Matar 228 4, (103-22) as (003.23) ‘The cicunferenial velocity, Vt determined bythe rotor diameter and Ihe angulr velociy. The able eotanee veloc, Vy, determined by the pis expansion in the nderles The tabic efclency ths follows tom the Ub Vite andthe aope a ubder which the ow enters the roto. The Ionian cfcency for aed nozle angle follows tom diferetation Eg, (103.23) wi respect fo V1V,, and cqoatng the reall 200 Wao 003.24) “Ths the enim efciney i Mae 08a 403.25) 1 tead to wnt for sa angles Sal pore angles mean thatthe fpanding as has to follow a stongiy curved path, whieh i dificult 10 Sie is practice, Moreover, iil fo reach wales of VV, ‘Gently, tes wives are somewhat lowe. in protic, ay ee between 15" and. 30, whch yieks 2 maximom Portal urine efieney of 194 10 0:25 To he begining ofthis chap, we have brellydcased the sources of tae hgh presse gas which driver the turbines. The gas is expanded ‘wean te nore Bindes Analogous othe expansion inthe ocket oz, wefnd ve Zen) 0320 ndiions atthe nozle ent or rut ena. The oat afe, Ay of he horses given by the wellknown relation (03.27) For gy being at maximum, i follows that = pVsin A= pV, sin aA, =20¥, tm Ay, here use is made of Ba. (102-20, "rom the Ege (103-21) and (103-28) itis clear hat fora fixed bine mar fw, the power output of frbine whee proportional © V5 o¢ N* 00328) L Fa, 10.12 Velocy sagan for vloty compound an pressure compouné Now, te rotonl pedis aed bythe llowable material se: Tae ithe reared power outeteacsds the maxim power super a hat tusbine whee. one as oad one ot ore rotor tothe ein Ta Secon 1035, we have nen that he power rue y the pon, poporioea 1090S with ineasing pot ibe tebe where he aol sod tequted power ne ac het ‘Wiwoor more s.r ae acon, oe kate coe teen velcty

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