Difference between revisions of "LV-1 "Ant" Liquid Fuel Engine"
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| − | The '''LV-1 Liquid Fuel Engine''' is used to provide thrust to a rocket, and is currently the weakest liquid fueled engine available. | + | The '''LV-1 Liquid Fuel Engine''' is used to provide thrust to a rocket, and is currently the weakest liquid fueled engine available. As of {{Version|1.0|}}, it has extremely poor specific impulse in atmosphere, but decent specific impulse in vacuum; in combination with its low mass and tiny size, this makes it a good choice for small satellites. There is a [[Radial size|radial]] derivative of this engine called [[LV-1R Liquid Fuel Engine]] featuring a similar design and engine properties at a slightly higher cost. |
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| + | * Mass, cost, thrust, and fuel consumption decreased; specific impulse changed. Fuel gauge added. | ||
;{{Version|0.24|}} | ;{{Version|0.24|}} | ||
* Cost increased from 150 to 350 (and made meaningful) | * Cost increased from 150 to 350 (and made meaningful) | ||
Revision as of 07:32, 28 April 2015
| LV-1 "Ant" Liquid Fuel Engine | ||
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| Liquid fuel engine by Jebediah Kerman's Junkyard and Spacecraft Parts Co | ||
| Radial size | Tiny, Radial mounted | |
| Cost | (total) | 110.00 
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| Mass | (total) | 0.020 t |
| Drag | 0.2 | |
| Max. Temp. | 2000 K | |
| Impact Tolerance | 7 m/s | |
| Research |  Propulsion Systems
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| Unlock cost | 1 500
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| Since version | 0.18 | |
| Part configuration | liquidEngineLV-1_v2.cfg | |
| Maximum thrust | (1 atm) | 0.51 kN |
| (vacuum) | 2.00 kN | |
| Isp | (1 atm) | 80 s |
| (vacuum) | 315 s | |
| Fuel consumption | 0.13  /s
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| Thrust vectoring | No | |
| Testing Environments | ||
| On the surface | Yes | |
| In the ocean | Yes | |
| On the launchpad | Yes | |
| In the atmosphere | Yes | |
| Sub-orbital | Yes | |
| In an orbit | Yes | |
| On an escape | Yes | |
| Docked | No | |
| Test by staging | Yes | |
| Manually testable | Yes | |
| Packed volume | 20 l | |
| Stacking capacity | 2 units | |
The LV-1 Liquid Fuel Engine is used to provide thrust to a rocket, and is currently the weakest liquid fueled engine available. As of 1.0, it has extremely poor specific impulse in atmosphere, but decent specific impulse in vacuum; in combination with its low mass and tiny size, this makes it a good choice for small satellites. There is a radial derivative of this engine called LV-1R Liquid Fuel Engine featuring a similar design and engine properties at a slightly higher cost.
Product description
| “ | What is this, an engine for ants? | ” |
Changes
- Mass, cost, thrust, and fuel consumption decreased; specific impulse changed. Fuel gauge added.
- Cost increased from 150 to 350 (and made meaningful)
- Thrust increased from 1.5 to 4 kN.
- Initial release
