ATHEAt

ATHEAt - Ultrapure Water System within MoHyPer
Handling highly concentrated hydrogen peroxide requires a very high level of purity within the media-conducting pipelines and systems. The ultrapure water system installed in MoHyPer ensures safe and reliable cleaning of the pipeline system within the ground infrastructure, as well as in the tank and fluid systems of the rocket stage or payload, regardless of the water quality available at the launch site.
 

The DLR project ATHEAt (Advanced Technologies for High Energetic Atmospheric Flight of Launcher Stages) is concerned with heat protection elements and the development of technologies for the high-energy flight range of future space transport systems. Several DLR institutes are involved in the project.

The Responsive Space Cluster Competence Center is supporting ATHEAt in the design and production of the VISERION airworthy hybrid rocket engine. The engine is being tested at the engine test facility in Trauen. The ground infrastructure required for launching the rocket is also being developed. The ground infrastructure includes the MoHyPer. The aim of the project is to use the VISERION hybrid rocket engine to power a single-stage rocket. This represents a promising possibility for future controllable upper-stage engines in order to enable the realisation of new flight trajectories for hypersonic research in the future.

Participating institutes

Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology

The Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology is a leading research institute in the field of aerodynamics/aeroacoustics of airplanes and aerothermodynamics of space vehicles.

Institute of Lightweight Systems

The DLR Institute of Lightweight Systems has the know-how for the design and realisation of adaptable, efficient composite structures and lightweight systems.

Institute of Space Systems

The Institute of Space Systems analyses and evaluates complex space systems from a technical, economic and socio-political perspective.

Space Operations and Astronaut Training

DLR Space Operations is the central institution for spaceflight operations in Germany. This responsibility includes satellite missions for Earth observation, science and communication missions as well as the exploration of the Solar System and human spaceflight missions.

Institute of Structures and Design

The research activities in the Institute of Structures and Design are concerned with the development and implementation of composite materials with polymer and ceramic matrix in innovative, high performance structures.

Institute for Software Technology

The mission of the Institute for Software Technology is research and development in software engineering technologies, and the incorporation of these technologies into DLR software projects.

Further links

DLR - Hybrid rocket engine VISERION successfully tested