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Assessment Study<br />

Report: CDF-20(A)<br />

February 2004<br />

page 231 of 422<br />

One VULCAIN 2 gas generator (open cycle) engine has been selected as propulsion system for<br />

each cryogenic stack. The thruster is being developed for the first stage of the Ariane-5 launcher.<br />

Isp has been scaled with respect to the nominal for deep vacuum operations.<br />

The propulsion system and its characteristics are shown in Table 3-57:<br />

Characteristic Value<br />

Number of thruster 1 for each stack<br />

Thrust 1300 kN (gas generator)<br />

Isp 450 s<br />

Exit diameter 2100 mm<br />

lLength 3500 mm<br />

Thruster mass 2035 kg<br />

Propellant LOX/LH2<br />

O/F ratio 6.2<br />

Number of tanks 1+1 Bulkhead for each stack<br />

Tanks material Al-Li Alloys<br />

Max MEOP LOX 6 bar<br />

Max MEOP LH2 2 bar<br />

Mass of LH2 tank 1238 kg<br />

Mass of LOX tank 902 kg<br />

Table 3-57: TMI Summary<br />

Figure 3-72: VULCAIN 2

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