Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 26-Oct-2020

In 1949 this university designed a rocket engine.

-It delivered 100 lbf (445 newtons) of thrust, and ran on liquid hydrogen and oxygen. Below we see it in a diagram and running in a photograph already in 1949.

Ohio University Engine Schematic
"Ohio University Engine Schematic"

-It is called regenerative as a propellant circulates through an outer jacket that cools the nozzle.

Runnin Ohio University engine
“Above mentioned engine running”

-The "diamonds" characteristic is produced by shock waves. It is currently seen in powerful combat turbojets when afterburning comes in.

Engines of OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Model: Rocket engine

Arquitecture: Rocket engine
Chambers:
Fuels:
Feed System:
Ignition:
Thrust: 100 Lbf
Weight:

Other details: