航天运载器重复使用液体动力若干问题探讨

(西安航天动力研究所,陕西 西安 710100)

航天运载器; 重复使用; 液体火箭发动机; 组合循环发动机

Discussion on some problems of reusable liquid-propellant engine
ZHANG Mengzheng,ZHANG Mei

(Xi'an Aerospace Propulsion Institute,Xi'an 710100,China)

launch vehicle; reusable; liquid-propellant rocket engine; combined cycle engine

备注

重复使用是大幅度降低航天运输成本的主要途径,动力系统的重复使用是关键,也是首先要解决的问题。目前重复使用运载器动力装置发展的主要途径是研制重复使用、低成本的液体火箭发动机和开发以水平起降一级动力装置为目标的组合循环发动机。液体火箭发动机的重复使用应革新设计理念,从设计方法、推进剂选型、材料选取及能力的适度运用、生产工艺、维修等方面综合考虑。基于组合循环动力的水平起降飞行器是降低运输成本的重要途径,也是重复使用运载器发展的重要方向,应借鉴航空发动机等动力重复使用设计理念,在方案研究和关键技术研究阶段就考虑重复使用问题。

Reusable is the important path to reduce the cost of launch vehicle.Reusable of liquid-propellant engine is the key technology and the first problem to be solved.The main development of reusable launch vehicle's engine is the reusable and low cost liquid-propellant rocket engine and the air-breathed combined cycle engine of the horizontal takeoff-vertical landing vehicle's first stage engine.The reusable of liquid-propellant rocket engine must innovate design idea,including design method,propellant,material,proper use of ability,manufacture technology and maintaince.The horizontal takeoff-vertical landing vehicle based on combined cycle engine is an important approach to decrease transportation cost and is also an important developing trend for resuable lauch vehicle.Inspired by the reusable design concept of aircraft engine,reusable design idea must be considered in scheme and key technique research stage.