A 10,000 hour life multipropellant engine for Space Station applications
A review of the design background and operating objectives of a multipropellant resistojet is presented. An engine has been designed to operate with carbon dioxide, methane, water, hydrazine decomposition products and hydrogen. Design performance has been constrained to ensure a 10,000-hour life. The engine, constructed primarily of grain stabilized platinum, is to operate at temperatures up to 1400 C. General performance guidelines, design and fabrication methods are reported.
Pugmire, T. K.↗