The Journal of Space Technology and Science
Online ISSN : 2186-4772
Print ISSN : 0911-551X
ISSN-L : 0911-551X
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Current Status of Rocket Developments in Universities -Development of a Small Hybrid Rocket with a Swirling Oxidizer Flow Type Engine
Saburo YUASAKoki KITAGAWA
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キーワード: Hybrid Rocket
ジャーナル フリー

2005 年 21 巻 1 号 p. 1_1-1_11

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To develop an experimental small hybrid rocket with a swirling gaseous oxygen flow type engine, we made a flight model engine. Burning tests of the engine showed that a maximum thrust of 692 N and a specific impulse of 263 s (at sea level) were achieved. We designed a small hybrid rocket with this engine. The rocket measured 1.8 m in length and 15.4 kg in mass. To confirm the flight stability of the rocket, wind tunnel tests using a 112-scale model of the rocket and simulations of the flight attitude and trajectory were carried out. A flight test was conducted at Taiki-cho, Hokkaido, Japan on March 2001. The rocket reached an altitude of about 600 m, thus recording the first successful flight of a hybrid rocket in Japan. For the next stage, future issues to develop larger hybrid rockets using a swirling liquid oxygen flow type engine are discussed, and preliminary burning tests of the engine have been carried out.

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