Design of Space Shuttle (Orbiter) main engine

This will include

  1. Design of Combustion chamber
  2. Design of exhaust nozzle (including type – bell shape)
  3. Design of ignition system and re-design to eliminate to achieve self ignition
  4. Design of heat generation system
  5. Design of cooling system (regenerative cooling)
    1. Calculation of heat load required to produce a certain amount of thrust
    2. Calculation of exhaust velocity.
    3. Tubing distribution, sizing, assembly and manufacturing
  6. Design of sound water suppression system
    1. Amount of water (water load calculation) required from thrust or amount of heat generated as a result of combustion.
    2. Rate of heat (energy) transfer and value of exhaust velocity.
    3. Intensity of sound produced from burning of certain amount of fuel / second (Rate of combustion)
    4. Rate of flow of water required to suppress that sound wave(s)
    5. Pumping (Number, type and arrangement of pumps and motors required)
    6. Tubing (size and amount of tubes required)
    7. Valves (Type, size and number of valves required)
    8. Line diagrams
    9. Flow diagrams
    10. Skid or mounting structure (including type, size and number of structural elements (Channels (Cs), Is, Tees, Ls) and fastening mechanisms (nut, bolt, rivets or weld) calculations.
    11.  Control of systems (PLC or DCS)