Research and Development Institute of Mechanical Engineering

NIIMash
NIIMash
Native name	ФГУП «Научно-исследовательский институт машиностроения»
Romanized name	FSUE “Research and Development Institute of Mechanical Engineering”
Formerly	OKB-2
Type	Federal State Unitary Enterprise
Industry	Liquid rocket engine manufacturing; Development, production and operation of the bench test equipment; production of air separation products and liquefied natural gas;
Predecessor	NII-1 of Moscow
Founded	September 1, 1958 in Soviet Union
Founder	Mikhail G. Mironov
Headquarters	Builders Street 72 (Russian: ул. Строителей, 72), Nizhnyaya Salda, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Key people	Anatoly Long, Director of the Institute; Adolf I. Razzhigaev Chief Engineer
Products	11D428A-16; 17D58E 17D16;
Parent	Roscosmos
Website	Official Website
	Footnotes;

FSUE Research and Development Institute of Mechanical Engineering (Russian: ФГУП Научно-исследовательский институт машиностроения), also known as NIIMash, is a Russian rocket engine design and manufacturing company specialized in small thrusters. It is located in the city of Nizhnyaya Salda, Sverdlovsk Oblast. It started as the B-175 factory of the NII-1 research institute, where Mikhail G. Mironov directed the development of liquid rocket engines research and testing.

Products

NIIMash has an extensive experience in design of testing stands, measurement and control as well as certifications. They also have a line of custom built air separation plants. They also have extensive experience in rotational forming of metals. The list of space rated products is extensive and is the following:

Current propulsion products

Engines in current production:

Propulsion
- Experimental Reactive Control System Module
- KDU 11D414NS
- Fobos-Grunt Sample Return Spacecraft Propulsion System
- Fobos-Grunt Spacecraft Thruster Modules
Thrusters
- MD5 (a.k.a. RDMT-5): Cold gas thruster.
- MD08 (a.k.a. RDMT-8): Cold gas thrusters used on the Ekspress satellite series.
- MD08-02 (a.k.a. RDMT-8-02): Cold gas thruster: Used on the Fobos-Grunt Sample Return Spacecraft.
- 11D428A-16 (a.k.a. RDMT-135M): 135 N (30 lbf) N₂O₄/UDMH thruster. Used on the KTDU-80.
- 11D428AF-16: N₂O₄/UDMH thrusters used by the Fobos-Grunt space mission.
- 11D457: 53.9 N (12.1 lbf) N₂O₄/UDMH thrusters used by the Resurs-DK No.1.
- 11D457F: 54 N (12 lbf) N₂O₄/UDMH thrusters used by the Fobos-Grunt space mission.
- 11D458 (a.k.a. RDMT-400): 392 N (88 lbf) N₂O₄/UDMH thrusters used by the Functional Cargo Block based modules and the Briz upper stage.
- 11D458F (a.k.a. RDMT-400F): 382 N (86 lbf) N₂O₄/UDMH thrusters used by the Fobos-Grunt space mission.
- 11D458M (a.k.a. RDMT-400M): 392.4 N (88.2 lbf) N₂O₄/UDMH thrusters used by the Briz-M upper stage.
- 17D16 (a.k.a. RDMT-200K): 200 N (45 lbf) GOX/Kerosene thruster. Used the Buran DO thrusters.
- 17D58E: N₂O₄/UDMH thrusters used by the Briz-M upper stage.
- 17D58EF: N₂O₄/UDMH thrusters used by the Fobos-Grunt space mission.
Experimental thursters
- RDMT2600: 2.6 kN (580 lbf) Ethanol/GOX thruster designed attitude control when the air density is so low that the control surfaces are ineffective.
- RDMT10: 12 N (2.7 lbf) thruster designed for space applications.
Propellant tanks & high pressure gas vessels
- Composite high pressure Xenon storage tank: Xenon storage unit for electric propulsion spacecraft.
- Composite Vessel: General high pressure vessel used on the Fobos-Grunt mission.
- Monopropellant Tank with Stiff-Plastic Separation Device (Diaphragm): Monopropellant storage unit used on the Fobos-Grunt mission.
- Bipropellant Tank with Stiff-Plastic Separation Devices (Diaphragms): Bipropellant storage unit used on communications satellites.
Solenoid Valves
- RT.200:
- 18RT.200:
- 16RT.200:
- 12RT.200:
- 6RT.200:
Flow stabilizers
- CP1: 2.43 g (0.086 oz) per second of hypergolic propellant flow.
- CP2: 23.5 g (0.83 oz) per second of hypergolic propellant flow.
- CP3: 63 g (2.2 oz)/87 g (3.1 oz)/345 g (12.2 oz)/470 g (17 oz) per second of hypergolic propellant flow.
- CP4: 60 g (2.1 oz) per second of air/nitrogen/oxygen/hydrogen flow.

Former Propulsion Products

Engines that are no longer produced.

RDMT-0.4X: N₂O₄/UDMH rocket engine.
RDMT-0.8: Nitrogen and helium cold gas thruster.
RDMT-12: N₂O₄/UDMH rocket engine.
RDMT-50: N₂O₄/UDMH rocket engine.
RDMT-100: N₂O₄/UDMH rocket engine.
RDMT-135 (a.k.a. 11D428A): 135 N (30 lbf) N₂O₄/UDMH rocket engine. Used on the Soyuz 7K-S, KTDU-426 and initial KTDU-80.
RDMT-200: 200 N (45 lbf) N₂O₄/UDMH thruster used on the Almaz space stations.
RDMT-400A: Experimental version of the RDMT-200 with Niobium combustion chamber.
RDMT-400X: Experimental version of the RDMT-200 with Carbon combustion chamber.

References

↑ "О мерах по созданию Государственной корпорации по космической деятельности "Роскосмос"". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
↑ "История" [History] (in Russian). Keldysh Research Center. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
↑ "История" [History] (in Russian). NIIMash. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
↑ "Руководители" [Leaders] (in Russian). NIIMash. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
↑ "Находящиеся в ведении Роскосмоса" [Administered by the Russian Federal Space Agency] (in Russian). Roscosmos. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
↑ "Двигатели 1944-2000: Аавиационные, Ракетные, Морские, Промышленные" [Aviadvigatel 19442-2000: Aviation, rocketry, naval and industry] (PDF) (in Russian). pp. 140–144. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
↑ "Products". NIIMash. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
↑ "RDMT-400". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
↑ "NII Mash". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
↑ "RDMT-200". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on May 6, 2002. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
↑ "RDMT-400A". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on May 6, 2002. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
↑ "RDMT-400X". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2023-01-19.

External links

NIIMash Official Page

[pravo-1] "О мерах по созданию Государственной корпорации по космической деятельности "Роскосмос"". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации. Retrieved 15 April 2017.

[krc-history-2] "История" [History] (in Russian). Keldysh Research Center. Retrieved 2015-07-30.

[niimash-history-3] "История" [History] (in Russian). NIIMash. Retrieved 2015-07-30.

[niimash-management-4] "Руководители" [Leaders] (in Russian). NIIMash. Retrieved 2015-07-30.

[roscosmos-niimash-5] "Находящиеся в ведении Роскосмоса" [Administered by the Russian Federal Space Agency] (in Russian). Roscosmos. Retrieved 2015-07-30.

[aviadvigatel-6] "Двигатели 1944-2000: Аавиационные, Ракетные, Морские, Промышленные" [Aviadvigatel 19442-2000: Aviation, rocketry, naval and industry] (PDF) (in Russian). pp. 140–144. Retrieved 2015-07-25.

[niimash-products-7] "Products". NIIMash. Retrieved 2015-07-30.

[ea-rdmt400-8] "RDMT-400". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2015-07-30.

[ea-niimash-9] "NII Mash". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved 2015-07-30.

[ea-rdmt200-10] "RDMT-200". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on May 6, 2002. Retrieved 2015-07-30.

[ea-rdmt400a-11] "RDMT-400A". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on May 6, 2002. Retrieved 2015-07-30.

[ea-rdmt400x-12] "RDMT-400X". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2023-01-19.