Test Position M11.2

Vacuum tank on the M11.2
Within the vacuum tank at M11.2, advanced and green satellite propellants are tested under near-vacuum conditions.
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Test bench M11.2
Test position M11.2 is equipped with a two-stage ejector system to maintain near-vacuum conditions during the hot run of a satellite drive.
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Area of application

Research and development tests of orbital space propulsion systems under vacuum conditions

Test objects

  • Propellant tests for propulsion in orbit (monopropellants / catergols, bipropellants / hypergols, hybrids, solids, gels)
  • Performance evaluation, ignition behavior, spray and injection behavior, thermal analysis and atmospheric and near-vacuum conditions
  • Vacuum tests for components (e.g. electrolyzer, valves, heaters)
  • Engine throttling and operating modes (steady-state pressure, blow-off, transients)
  • Investigations into engine ignition (glow plug, spark, flame, electrical)
  • Investigation setup for regenerative cooling (HTMS); electrically heated CC simulation
  • Altitude simulation (ascent/descent) for engine operation
  • Simulation of the non-earth atmosphere

Number of test positions

1

Firing axis

horizontal

At M11.2 there is a vacuum test position with a vacuum chamber, pumps and a two-stage nitrogen ejector system. The injection, ignition and combustion of new types of satellite propellants in experimental engines under vacuum conditions are researched here.