MASTEN SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: Z10

Description

The proposed innovations are as follows: 1. Rotating detonation engine (RDE) injector using Mastenrsquo;s patent-pending permeable additive manufacturing (PermiAM) method, which provides improved propellant distribution and cooling in the engine relative to traditional injector methods. 2. Liquid-liquid injector using liquid oxygen (LOX)/Methane. 3. The ability to manufacture single parts with varying material properties will enable cost savings in areas where, in the past, multiple components required manufacturing and assembly with a high touch time. Masten has demonstrated a cost reduction of 60% in past injector builds.Success of this SBIR project will be indicated by the construction and testing of two PermiAM RDE injectors. The three phases of this project are: design, manufacture, and testing. This SBIR will provide valuable information for several existing questions relating to RDE research. How to design a flight like liquid/liquid detonation engine, and how to design an injector capable of handling the extreme temperature and pressure environments.