Shuttle OMS

RocketIsp version 0.1.12 Sunday, Jul 19, 2026 at 09:15AM
      N2O4/MMH
IspVac     = 313.744 sec
MRcore     = 1.72775
MRthruster = 1.65
Rt         = 2.90696 in
At         = 26.5477 in**2
Pc         = 125 psia
Fvac       = 6000 lbf
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Geometry
Input
Parameter = Value Alt Value Description
cham_conv_deg = 30.00 deg half angle of conical convergent section
CR = 2.5 chamber contraction ratio (Ainj / Athroat)
eps = 55 nozzle area ratio (Aexit / Athroat)
LchamberInp = None in user input value of chamber length (will override all other entries)
LchmMin = 2.000 in 5.080 cm
0.167 ft
minimum chamber length (will override LchmOvrDt)
LchmOvrDt = 3.1 ratio of chamber length to throat diameter (Lcham / Dthrt)
LnozInp = None in user input nozzle length (will override pcentBell)
pcentBell = 80 nozzle percent bell (Lnoz / L_15deg_cone)
RchmConv = 1 radius of curvature at start of convergent section (Rconv / Rthrt)
RdwnThroat = 1 radius of curvature just downstream of throat (Rdownstream / Rthrt)
Rthrt = 2.907 in 7.384 cm
0.242 ft
throat radius
RupThroat = 1.5 radius of curvature just upstream of throat (Rupstream / Rthrt)
Output
Parameter = Value Alt Value Description
Ainj = 66.369 in**2 428.188 cm**2 area of injector
At = 26.548 in**2 171.275 cm**2 throat area
Dexit = 43.117 in 109.518 cm
3.593 ft
nozzle exit diameter
Dinj = 9.193 in 23.349 cm
0.766 ft
diameter of injector
Dthrt = 5.814 in 14.767 cm
0.484 ft
throat diameter
entrance_angle = 34.79 deg nozzle initial expansion angle
exit_angle = 7.70 deg nozzle exit angle
Lcham_conv = 4.873 in 12.378 cm
0.406 ft
length of convergent section of chamber
Lcham_cyl = 13.150 in 33.401 cm
1.096 ft
length of cylindrical section of chamber
Lnoz = 55.687 in 141.445 cm
4.641 ft
nozzle length
Ltotal = 73.710 in 187.224 cm
6.143 ft
nozzle + chamber length
Rinj = 4.596 in 11.675 cm
0.383 ft
radius of injector
Vcham = 1091.9 in**3 17892.5 cm**3 approximate chamber volume
N2O4/MMH Core Stream Tube
Input
Parameter = Value Alt Value Description
adjCstarODE = 1 multiplier on NASA CEA code value of cstar ODE (default is 1.0)
adjIspIdeal = 1 multiplier on NASA CEA code value of Isp ODE (default is 1.0)
CdThroat = 0.989747 Cd of throat (RocketThruster object may override)
(MLP fit)
fuelName = MMH name of fuel (e.g. MMH, LH2)
ignore_noz_sep = 0 flag to force nozzle flow separation to be ignored (USE WITH CAUTION)
MRcore = 1.72775 mixture ratio of core flow (ox flow rate / fuel flow rate)
oxName = N2O4 name of oxidizer (e.g. N2O4, LOX)
Pamb = 0.00 psia 0.00 MPa
0.00 atm
0.00 bar
ambient pressure (for example sea level is 14.7 psia)
Pc = 125.0 psia 0.86 MPa
8.51 atm
8.62 bar
chamber pressure
Output
Parameter = Value Alt Value Description
CfAmbDel = 1.80807 delivered ambient thrust coefficient
CfVacDel = 1.80807 delivered vacuum thrust coefficient
CfVacIdeal = 1.89881 ideal vacuum thrust coefficient
cstarERE = 5533.3 ft/s 1686.5 m/s delivered core cstar
cstarODE = 5704.4 ft/s 1738.7 m/s core ideal cstar
FvacBarrier = 1587.9 lbf 7063.2 N vacuum thrust due to barrier stream tube
FvacCore = 4412.1 lbf 19626.1 N vacuum thrust due to core stream tube
FvacTotal = 6000.0 lbf 26689.3 N total vacuum thrust
gammaChm = 1.14763 core gas ratio of specific heats (Cp/Cv)
IspDel = 313.74 sec 3076.77 N-sec/kg
3.08 km/sec
<=== thruster delivered vacuum Isp ===>
IspDel_core = 315.31 sec 3092.09 N-sec/kg
3.09 km/sec
delivered Isp of core stream tube
IspODE = 336.66 sec 3301.48 N-sec/kg
3.30 km/sec
core one dimensional equilibrium Isp
IspODF = 319.28 sec 3131.08 N-sec/kg
3.13 km/sec
core frozen Isp
IspODK = 329.92 sec 3235.39 N-sec/kg
3.24 km/sec
core one dimensional kinetic Isp
MRthruster = 1.65 total thruster mixture ratio')
MWchm = 20.765 g/gmole core gas molecular weight
Pexit = 0.1544 psia 0.00 MPa
0.01 atm
0.01 bar
nozzle exit pressure
TcODE = 5545.6 degR 3080.9 degK
2807.7 degC
5085.9 degF
ideal core gas temperature
wdotFl = 7.217 lbm/s 3.273 kg/s total fuel flow rate
wdotOx = 11.907 lbm/s 5.401 kg/s total oxidizer flow rate
wdotTot = 19.124 lbm/s 8.674 kg/s total propellant flow rate (ox+fuel)
At Injector Face
Parameter = Value Alt Value Description
wdotFl_cInit = 6.892 lbm/s 3.126 kg/s initial core fuel flow rate (before any entrainment)
wdotFlFFC = 0.325 lbm/s 0.147 kg/s fuel film coolant flow rate injected at perimeter
wdotTot_cInit = 18.799 lbm/s 8.527 kg/s initial core total flow rate (before any entrainment)
After Entrainment
Parameter = Value Alt Value Description
wdotFl_b = 2.087 lbm/s 0.946 kg/s barrier fuel flow rate (FFC + entrained)
wdotFl_c = 5.130 lbm/s 2.327 kg/s final core fuel flow rate (injected - entrained)
wdotOx_b = 3.044 lbm/s 1.381 kg/s barrier oxidizer flow rate (all entrained)
wdotOx_c = 8.863 lbm/s 4.020 kg/s final core oxidizer flow rate (injected - entrained)
wdotTot_b = 5.131 lbm/s 2.327 kg/s total barrier propellant flow rate (includes entrained)
wdotTot_c = 13.993 lbm/s 6.347 kg/s total final core propellant flow rate (injected - entrained)
Efficiencies
Output
Parameter = Value Description
Isp = 0.93194 Overall Isp Efficiency
Noz = 0.96554 Nozzle Efficiency
ERE = 0.97000 (constant) Energy Release Efficiency of Chamber
FFC = 0.99505 (barrier calc) Fuel Film Cooling Efficiency of Chamber
Nozzle
Parameter = Value Description
Div = 0.99303 (simple fit eps=55, %bell=80) Divergence Efficiency of Nozzle
Kin = 0.97998 (MLP fit) Kinetic Efficiency of Nozzle
BL = 0.99218 (MLP fit) Boundary Layer Efficiency of Nozzle
Ignored Efficiencies
        TP: Two Phase Efficiency of Nozzle
Barrier Stream Tube
Input
Parameter = Value Description
ko = 0.035 entrainment constant (typical value is 0.035, range from 0.03 to 0.06)
pcentFFC = 4.5 percent fuel film cooling ( FFC flowrate / total fuel flowrate)
Output
Parameter = Value Alt Value Description
cstarERE_b = 5505.1 ft/s 1678.0 m/s delivered cstar
cstarODE_b = 5675.4 ft/s 1729.9 m/s ideal equilibrium cstar
fracEntr = 0.25565 fraction of core flow entrained into barrier
fracKin_b = 0.54338 fraction of kinetic completion in barrier
IspDel_b = 309.48 sec 3034.99 N-sec/kg
3.03 km/sec
delivered vacuum barrier Isp
IspODE_b = 328.745 sec. ideal equilibrium barrier Isp
IspODF_b = 317.97 sec 3118.24 N-sec/kg
3.12 km/sec
ideal frozen barrier Isp
IspODK_b = 323.83 sec 3175.65 N-sec/kg
3.18 km/sec
vacuum kinetic Isp of barrier
MRbarrier = 1.45886 barrier mixture ratio at throat
MRwall = 1.19172 mixture ratio at throat wall
TcODE_b = 5250.9 degR 2917.2 degK
2644.0 degC
4791.2 degF
average ideal ODE temperature of barrier gas
Twallgas = 4744.5 degR 2635.8 degK
2362.7 degC
4284.8 degF
temperature of gas at throat wall (cooler upstream)
WentrOvWcool = 14.7993 ratio of entrained flow rate to FFC flow rate