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Pressure fed engines of PSLV's fourth stage (PS4) are hypergolic (MMHMON/N2O4MMH) and their combustion chamber is regeneratively cooled with their Columbium alloy nozzle being cooled radiatively. They are modified versions of PSLV first stage (PS1) Roll Control Thrusters.

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Here is a good view of cooling channels machined on combustion chamber walls.

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Image sources:

https://web.archive.org/web/20210101224749/http://asaco.in/aerospace/precision-cnc-machined-omponents/

https://web.archive.org/web/20210101224745/http://asaco.in/aerospace/sub-systems-for-aerospace/

https://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/flipping_book/9-Space_India-234_1989/files/assets/basic-html/page-7.html

https://www.isro.gov.in/pslv-upper-stage-engines-ps4-successfully-restarted-space

Pressure fed engines of PSLV's fourth stage (PS4) are hypergolic (MMH/N2O4) and their combustion chamber is regeneratively cooled with their Columbium alloy nozzle being cooled radiatively. They are modified versions of PSLV first stage (PS1) Roll Control Thrusters.

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Here is a good view of cooling channels machined on combustion chamber walls.

enter image description here

Image sources:

https://web.archive.org/web/20210101224749/http://asaco.in/aerospace/precision-cnc-machined-omponents/

https://web.archive.org/web/20210101224745/http://asaco.in/aerospace/sub-systems-for-aerospace/

https://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/flipping_book/9-Space_India-234_1989/files/assets/basic-html/page-7.html

https://www.isro.gov.in/pslv-upper-stage-engines-ps4-successfully-restarted-space

Pressure fed engines of PSLV's fourth stage (PS4) are hypergolic (MON/MMH) and their combustion chamber is regeneratively cooled with their Columbium alloy nozzle being cooled radiatively. They are modified versions of PSLV first stage (PS1) Roll Control Thrusters.

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Here is a good view of cooling channels machined on combustion chamber walls.

enter image description here

Image sources:

https://web.archive.org/web/20210101224749/http://asaco.in/aerospace/precision-cnc-machined-omponents/

https://web.archive.org/web/20210101224745/http://asaco.in/aerospace/sub-systems-for-aerospace/

https://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/flipping_book/9-Space_India-234_1989/files/assets/basic-html/page-7.html

https://www.isro.gov.in/pslv-upper-stage-engines-ps4-successfully-restarted-space

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Ohsin
  • 1.8k
  • 11
  • 18

Pressure fed engines of PSLV's fourth stage (PS4) are hypergolic (MMH/N2O4) and their combustion chamber is regeneratively cooled with their Columbium alloy nozzle being cooled radiatively. They are modified versions of PSLV first stage (PS1) Roll Control Thrusters.

enter image description hereenter image description hereenter image description here

Here is a good view of cooling channels machined on combustion chamber walls.

enter image description here

Image sources:

https://web.archive.org/web/20210101224749/http://asaco.in/aerospace/precision-cnc-machined-omponents/

https://web.archive.org/web/20210101224745/http://asaco.in/aerospace/sub-systems-for-aerospace/

https://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/flipping_book/9-Space_India-234_1989/files/assets/basic-html/page-7.html

https://www.isro.gov.in/pslv-upper-stage-engines-ps4-successfully-restarted-space