SMART Ignition System for Highly Reusable Rockets

用于高度可重复使用火箭的智能点火系统

• 批准号: 10073388
• 金额: $ 6.33万
• 依托单位: ASTRON SYSTEMS LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Grant for R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10073388
• 关键词: SMART; Ignition; System; Highly; Reusable

Fully reusable launch vehicles are the inevitable long-term future for space access, for all payload classes. One of the technological challenges in realising this for smaller launcher vehicles is the propulsion system, which is easily the most expensive part of any launch vehicle. To this end, this project looks to develop a core building block to such a proposed rocket engine -- the ignition system.This ignition system must be capable of multiple relights, and reuse between launches with minimal maintenance, and its successful development will help enable breakthrough development of fully reusable launch vehicles. The core technology will be rapidly advanced to TRL 4, with a functional prototype produced.

完全可重复使用的运载火箭是所有有效载荷类别进入空间的不可避免的长期未来。对于较小的运载火箭来说，实现这一目标的技术挑战之一是推进系统，这很容易成为任何运载火箭中最昂贵的部分。为此，该项目希望开发这种拟议火箭发动机的核心构件-点火系统。该点火系统必须能够多次点火，并以最少的维护在发射之间重复使用，其成功开发将有助于实现完全可重复使用运载火箭的突破性发展。核心技术将快速推进到TRL 4，并生产出功能样机。