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dc.contributor.advisorNelson, Douglas
dc.contributor.advisorEmdee, Jeffery
dc.contributor.authorPanczenko, Jason A.
dc.dateMar-12
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-14T18:55:59Z
dc.date.available2012-05-14T18:55:59Z
dc.date.issued2012-03
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/6849
dc.description.abstractThe United States has been the leading nation in space technology, as space is a vital asset in military dominance. But to sustain its position in the area of space lift, the current U.S. second stage liquid propulsion engine, the RL10 (developed in 1958) needs to be replaced. This replacement requires systems engineering methods and new technological advances to adhere to mission requirements and constraints of current platforms. This thesis provides a history of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV), U.S. liquid propulsion, and the RL10 LH2/LOX engine to analyze tradeoffs between major requirements in new upper stage development and to provide a recommendation of evaluation measures. The results are a proactive case presenting the benefits of a new upper stage engine on EELV, a tradeoff comparison between rocket propulsion engine cycles, a waterfall model for engine qualification and testing of liquid propulsion rocket engines, and testing recommendations for NGE qualification. Additionally, the thesis recommends specific impulse, thrust, and thrust-to-weight values that should be used as a design baseline for the next generation upper stage engine on EELV. These recommendations should be of value to engineers or program managers who are or will be responsible for acquiring replacement propulsion systems.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/developingevalua109456849
dc.publisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.titleDeveloping Evaluation Measures for the Second Stage Next Generation Engine on Evolved Expendable Launch Vehiclesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.contributor.secondreaderBrophy, Christopher
dc.contributor.departmentSystems Engineering (SE)
dc.subject.authorupper stageen_US
dc.subject.authorliquid propulsionen_US
dc.subject.authorsecond stageen_US
dc.subject.authorevolved expendable launch vehicleen_US
dc.subject.authorEELVen_US
dc.subject.authorexpander cycleen_US
dc.subject.authorregression analysisen_US
dc.subject.authornext generation engineen_US
dc.subject.authorrocket engineen_US
dc.subject.authorLPREen_US
dc.subject.authorrocket testingen_US
dc.subject.authorpropulsion testingen_US
dc.description.serviceCaptain, United States Air Forceen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameMaster of Science In Systems Engineeringen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineSystems Engineeringen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US


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