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NASA and Virgin Orbit 3D Print, Test Rocket Combustion Chamber

At the heart of future rocket engines lifting off to the Moon or Mars could be a 3D printed combustion chamber. Multiple NASA centers partnered with Virgin Orbit to develop and test a uniquely ...
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Rocket Engine, Combustion Chamber, V-2

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. With a nominal thrust of 25 metric ...
CompositesWorld

Multi-composite thrust chamber aims to boost rockets, reduce cost for New Space economy

Black Engine is a new thrust chamber design using CFRP, GFRP and CMC composites in a methane-burning, 60-kilonewton propulsion system aimed at the myriad small launch vehicles being developed to send ...
SpaceNews

U.S. Patent Awarded to Design and 3D Print Rocket Fuel for Safe, Affordable, High-Performance Rocket Engines

Rocket Crafters, Inc. (RCI) announced today a U.S. patent was granted to co-founder, President & CTO Ronald Jones for a method for designing and fabricating flawless, high-performance, safer handling ...
Physics World

Fuel flow, pressure and heat fluctuations drive combustion oscillations in rocket engines

Flow velocity in the fuel/oxidizer injectors and combustion chamber during combustion oscillations in a model of a rocket engine. (Courtesy: Hiroshi Gotoda) Researchers in Japan have identified a ...