SPAce exploration Research for Throatable Adavanced eNgine

Provider

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

Programme

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Call for proposals

FP7-SPACE-2010-1

Main participants

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Contest type

RP - Co-financing of EC programme

Contract ID

MSMT-1839/2013-310

Project name in Czech

SPAce exploration Research for Throatable Adavanced eNgine

Annotation in Czech

The SPARTAN research aims at developing a throttable propulsion technology, which is mandatorily needed for any planetary soft and precision landing. It relies on the hybrid engine technology, exploiting its capability of being throttled and its proper performances. This research is complementary to ESA TRP and Piedmont Regional development programs. It implements and strengthens the technological base in view of the future robotics and manned space exploration missions. The outcomes from the SPARTAN development can be reflected also in many other Earth/Space civilian applications, exploiting both the throttling capability of the propulsion system and the peculiar characteristics of the hybrid engine technology, like: safety, minimum environmental impact (green propellants), lower life cycle costs, responsiveness, competitive Performances, increased reliability, soft ignition and shutdown. The hybrid propulsion system is formed by two major constitutors: the engine itself, housing the fuel, and the oxidizer injection system. The research focuses on three major objectives, needed to achieve the soft and precision landing capabilities: - The engine design, specific for throttling functionality - The oxidizer throttable device development - The design of the landing case: test bench and testing procedures. Development will be supported by establishing an advanced coding, enabling the definition of the fuel and the throttling behavior of the hybrid engine. Engine definition will be supported by development tests: cold injection case, dedicated to the throttling device, and hot firing on subscale model, merging the throttling device and a subscale engine. In parallel a landing test and associated landing model (flying test bed) will be developed, providing for proven landing model and landing test capabilities. These capabilities will allow demonstrating the soft and precision landing features of a throttable hybrid propulsion technology.

R&D category

AP - Applied research

CEP classification - main branch

JV - Cosmic technologies

CEP - secondary branch

JU - Aeronautics, aerodynamics, aeroplanes

CEP - another secondary branch

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OECD FORD - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)

20304 - Aerospace engineering

Provider evaluation

U - Uspěl podle zadání (s publikovanými či patentovanými výsledky atd.)

Project results evaluation

Following the condition that the candidate of financial contribution was evaluated and afterwards selected by international provider in accordance with the rules of the program the Ministry of Education, Youth ans Sports does not realize the evaluation of project results. The project is evaluated only after its approval by an international provider.

Realization period - beginning

Mar 1, 2011

Realization period - end

Mar 1, 2014

Project status

U - Finished project

Latest support payment

Mar 20, 2014

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Data delivery code

CEP15-MSM-7E-U/01:1

Data delivery date

Jul 2, 2015

Total approved costs

1,158 thou. CZK

Public financial support

1,158 thou. CZK

Other public sources

0 thou. CZK

Non public and foreign sources

0 thou. CZK