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Completed TRL 3 (started at 2, targeting 3)
The goal of this project will be to explore that potential in preparation for future validation experiments of an SSC submitted patent application for a hot-fire spike diffuser which has an experimentally-demonstrated performance boost of >30% compared to conventional diffuser designs.
Benefit include the potential that the new diffuser technology may be adapted for further use in active vacuum and mass ejection systems.
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