PulCheR (Pulsed Chemical Rocket with Green High Performance Propellants) is a research project co-funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n°313271. The project officially started as of January 1st, 2013, and is mainly aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of a pulsed propulsion system in which the propellants are fed in the combustion chamber at low pressure and the thrust is generated by means of high frequency pulses, reproducing the defence mechanism of a notable insect: the bombardier beetle. The feasibility of this new propulsion concept will be investigated at breadboard level in both mono and bipropellant configurations through the design, realization and testing of a platform of the overall propulsion system including all its main components. As an added value, the new propulsion concept will be investigated using green propellants. The present paper aims at introducing the project, its structure, its main objectives and at presenting an overview of the activities performed in the first year of the project and its current status.
PulCheR – Pulsed Chemical Rocket with Green High Performance Propellants: First Year Project Overview
PASINI, ANGELO;PACE, GIOVANNI;VALENTINI, DARIO;D'AGOSTINO, LUCA
2014-01-01
Abstract
PulCheR (Pulsed Chemical Rocket with Green High Performance Propellants) is a research project co-funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n°313271. The project officially started as of January 1st, 2013, and is mainly aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of a pulsed propulsion system in which the propellants are fed in the combustion chamber at low pressure and the thrust is generated by means of high frequency pulses, reproducing the defence mechanism of a notable insect: the bombardier beetle. The feasibility of this new propulsion concept will be investigated at breadboard level in both mono and bipropellant configurations through the design, realization and testing of a platform of the overall propulsion system including all its main components. As an added value, the new propulsion concept will be investigated using green propellants. The present paper aims at introducing the project, its structure, its main objectives and at presenting an overview of the activities performed in the first year of the project and its current status.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
