Object Details
Manufacturer
Dr. Robert H. Goddard
Summary
This nitrogen pressure device was designed and used by the American rocket pioneer Robert H. Goddard (1882-1945) in a static or non-flying test of a cylindrical rocket combustion chamber at Roswell, New Mexico, on 15 January 1931. It was the first in a series of tests on combustion chambers in which the liquid oxygen was fed tangentially and the gasoline was introduced as a spray at the of the upper cone of the chamber. The propellants were not pumped into the combustion chamber but fed in by inert nitrogen pressure of between 75 and 150 pounds per square inch.
Mrs. Robert H. Goddard donated this object to the Smithsonian Institution in 1959 as part of a large collection of artifacts from her husband.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Robert Goddard
Date
1931
Inventory Number
A19590072000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PROPULSION-Components (Engine Parts)
Materials
Steel
Copper Alloy
Aluminum
Main cylinder, or tank, zinc-plated steel; pipes, adjoining, copper, the longer with brass fittings
Dimensions
3-D: 9.5 × 3.2 × 24.1cm (3 3/4 × 1 1/4 × 9 1/2 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19590072000