Abstract:Through the technology of rocket engine working underwater, underwater-launch vehicles could get more comprehensive performance advantages and flexible use capability. For underwater ignition of the large rocket engines, direct experimental test requires large funds and long cycle. Scale test technology is an effective means to study the performance laws. This paper analyzed the underwater working process of rocket engine, through studying control equations and scaling criterion, the scaling laws and the main parameters similarity relationships of the rocket engine underwater working was obtained, provided theoretical support for the scale test technology. On this basis, the underwater working scale test was carried out. Thrust characteristics of engine was obtained under different water depths.