SMC-S-025 (2017), AFSC SPACE AND MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER STANDARD: EVALUATION AND TEST REQUIREMENTS FOR LIQUID ROCKET ENGINES (26-JUL-2017)

SMC-S-025 (2017), AFSC SPACE AND MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER STANDARD: EVALUATION AND TEST REQUIREMENTS FOR LIQUID ROCKET ENGINES (26-JUL-2017)., This Standard establishes test and evaluation requirements related to the development, qualification (or certification), and acceptance (flight production unit) of liquid propellant rocket engines and associated propulsion systems. Requirements include those associated with integrity, strength, life, interface conditions, and functional performance. These requirements should be understood and applied early in the design phase to enhance success in the development, test, and evaluation phases. Test generally includes component level testing, engine system level testing, and vehicle stage integrated propulsion system level testing. Development addressed herein is largely with respect to how it increases the likelihood of successful qualification and/or provides additional necessary verification samples; thus development requirements outside those applicable to minimum verification requirements are treated less rigorously in general. Evaluation includes relevant and appropriate analyses for verification of requirements. In some cases, requirements are expressed by reference to other standards.