Space Engine Systems
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| Private | |
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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Key people
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Pradeep Dass (President) |
| Products | SSTO propulsion systems, pumps, compressors, gear boxes, Permanent Magnet Motors |
| Website | SpaceEngineSystems.com |
Space Engine Systems Inc. (SES) is a Canadian aerospace company led by Pradeep Dass and is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The main focus of the company is the development of a light multi-fuel propulsion system (DASS Engine) to power a reusable single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) and hypersonic cruise vehicle. Pumps, compressors, gear boxes, and other related technologies being developed are integrated into SES's major R&D projects. SES is collaborating with the University of Calgary to study and develop technologies in key technical areas of nanotechnology and high-speed aerodynamics.
Space Engines Systems Inc. was established in 2012 by Pradeep Dass and other investors to develop the DASS engine and related technologies in the aerospace sector. Pradeep Dass has been involved in the development of the engine for over 20 years. SES and the CAN-K Group of Companies work together to bring novel pumps, compressors, and gearbox systems to the aerospace industry as spin off applications. On May 10, 2012, SES publicly announced the launch of their company at the Farnborough Air Show (July 9–15, 2012). On August 6, they announced their participation in the AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America. SES frequently attends major international trade shows in the aerospace sector including the Paris Air Show in 2013, 2015, and 2017 and the Farnborough Air Show in 2014 and 2016.
The DASS engine is a pre-cooled combined cycle propulsion concept that can produce thrust over a wide range of vehicle flight Mach numbers (rest to hypersonic). Derivatives of the engine can be used for propulsion of an SSTO vehicle, long-range missiles, and hypersonic transport aircraft. The engine is being developed with the flexibility for various vehicles and mission profiles. The concept uses existing aerospace technologies, including conventional gas turbine components, and new developments in nanotechnology to overcome some of the key technical obstacles associated with overheating and fuel storage. In high-speed flight, the incoming air has a very high dynamic pressure and aerodynamic deceleration results in a rise in static pressure and temperature. Temperatures can rise above the material limits of the compressor blades in a conventional turbojet. A strategy to alleviate this problem is to place a heat exchanger downstream of the inlet in order to reduce gas temperatures prior to mechanical compression. Similar to the deep-cooled turbojet or the liquefied air cycle engine (LACE), energy extracted from the incoming air in the DASS engine is added back into the system downstream as sensible heat in the fuel stream.
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