In Russia standup tests of new engines for superfrying launch vehicles and nuclear tugboat have been successfully completed in Russia
- May 15
In Russia, they successfully tested new engines for missiles of an ultra -light class and nuclear tugboat. They also developed an innovative technology of rocket fuel. We will tell you about a unique engine, advantages and disadvantages of new fuel for missiles.
According to the statements of officials, we are most likely about the wedge -air rocket engine. It began to be developed several years ago. In 2020, fire tests were reported. The creation of flying engine samples is expected by 2025.
If everything is so, then this is a real breakthrough. It can be compared with the first flight of a person into space. However, this topic requires a more detailed study. We will reveal it in detail in one of the following articles.
In the new engine, both gas are used as an oxidizing agent and as a reducing agent. In Russian missiles, a pair of oxygen+kerosene, that is, gas+liquid, is traditionally used. Oxygen+hydrogen scheme in recent years has been actively used in other countries.
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Despite the advantages (environmental friendliness and specific impulse), hydrogen has one significant drawback - low density. Most likely, with propane as a fuel, an ultra -light rocket could be more effective. Propan is much cheaper than hydrogen, and its density is many times greater.
Perhaps Russian developers have found a way to increase the efficiency of hydrogen paired with a wedge -air engine? There are no details on this issue yet.
The development of new engines is included in the Cosmos 2.0 project. According to him, small accelerated blocks are created to remove cargo up to 250 kg per -earth orbit.
The advantages of a wide -band engine are that it is able to work equally effectively both on Earth and in space. When flying, the engine forms a compact stream. It does not pollute the satellite devices and structural elements, since the pressure on the nozzle cut is approximately equal to the pressure of the environment.
The development of small accelerated blocks is carried out as part of the implementation of the project to build multi -seated groups in orbit. They consist of telecommunication devices and satellites of remote probing of the Earth.
The main task of the project is to increase the country's defense capacity. Satellites will also solve problems in the field of agriculture, geodesy, mapping and monitoring the surface of the planet.
In your opinion, will Russian developers be able to succeed in the indicated time, given that they are already working on a completely domestic component base? What kind of fuel will the new Russian missile still receive?
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