Sierra Space Expands VORTEX® Product Line with New 1,500 lbf …
2023年4月5日 · VORTEX technology will serve a critical industry need for engines that can support in-space propulsion for spacecraft orbital maneuvering and extraterrestrial landers. The VRM1500-H is rooted in Sierra Space’s patented VORTEX engine design technology, which promotes efficient, stable combustion.
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Our patented VORTEX ® engine thrust chamber assembly confines propellant mixing and burning to the core region of a coaxial vortex flow field. Enabling dramatic cost savings through robust design margins also leads to extremely high durability, reliability, and reusability in engines that are inexpensive to manufacture and maintain.
U.S. Government Awards Contract to Sierra Space to Develop …
2023年8月14日 · VORTEX technology will serve a critical industry need for engines that can support in-space propulsion for spacecraft orbital maneuvering and extraterrestrial landers.
New Upper Stage Rocket Engine a Step Closer to Reality
2018年10月11日 · SNC is expanding on its legacy success with the VORTEX technology, using it as the baseline for the next-generation liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen upper stage class engine. State-of-the-art technology and a vortex flow field to cool the inner walls allows the new engine to be simpler, smaller and lower cost.
VORTEX® UPPER STAGE ENGINE ACHIEVES CRITICAL DESIGN …
CENTENNIAL, Colo. , August 04, 2022 – The VORTEX upper stage engine (VR35K-A) successfully completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) marking a significant milestone in the maturation of the 35,000 lbf thrust upper stage liquid oxygen (LOX)/liquid hydrogen (LH2) engine.
Vortex Rocket Engine for Private Dream Chaser Space Plane …
2019年5月31日 · SNC's upper-stage Vortex engine will be used on board the Dream Chaser spacecraft, which is expected to launch from a ULA Atlas V rocket and run cargo missions to the International Space...
Auburn’s Advanced Propulsion Research Lab and Altair acquire …
6 天之前 · Auburn’s Advanced Propulsion Research Lab is teaming up with Research in Flight to improve the performance of cyclonic vortex engines that are being developed for use by the U.S. Air Force and commercial space companies such as Sierra Space.. Joe Majdalani, the Hugh and Loeda Francis Chair of Excellence in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, received $625,000, which is half of the ...
Sierra Space Expands VORTEX® Product Line with New ... - Space …
2023年4月5日 · The VRM1500-H is rooted in Sierra Space’s patented VORTEX engine design technology, which promotes efficient, stable combustion. A vortex injector utilizes a unique swirling propellant flow to naturally cool the combustion chamber. Depending on mission requirements, both pressure-fed and electric pump-fed variants will be available.
Sierra Space Completes Hot-Fire Test of New Hypergolic Engine
2023年4月5日 · VORTEX technology will serve a critical industry need for engines that can support in-space propulsion for spacecraft orbital maneuvering and extraterrestrial landers. The VRM1500-H is rooted in Sierra Space’s patented VORTEX engine design technology, which promotes efficient, stable combustion.
ORBITEC Expands Vortex Rocket Engine Family with Successful ...
2015年11月10日 · ORBITEC’s patented vortex rocket engines utilize a unique swirling propellant flow to naturally cool the engine walls, allowing for the development and manufacture of simpler, low-cost,...