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Turbopumps. Book of
Rocket Propulsion M. L. "Joe"
Stangeland (Summer 1988). "
Turbopumps for
Liquid Rocket Engines". Threshold...
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centrifugal turbopumps due to
their high
power and
light weight,
although reciprocating pumps have been emplo**** in the past.
Turbopumps are
usually lightweight...
- burnt.
Turbopumps are very
commonly used with rockets, but
ramjets and
turbojets also have been
known to use them. The
drive gases for the
turbopump is usually...
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through low-pressure fuel and
oxidizer turbopumps (LPFTP and LPOTP), and from
there into high-pressure
turbopumps (HPFTP and HPOTP). From
these HPTPs the...
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propellant turbopumps.
Examples include the
Energomash RD-180 and the Blue
Origin BE-4. In the twin-shaft design, the two
propellant turbopumps are driven...
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company had
previously worked on
turbopumps for the RS-88 (Bantam) and NASA
Fastrac engine programs. The Merlin 1A
turbopump used a
unique friction-welded...
- pressure, a
turbopump will pump when the
exhaust pressure is less than
about 10 Pa (0.10 mbar)
where the mean free path is
about 0.7 mm. Most
turbopumps have...
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propelled by
liquid oxygen and
anhydrous ammonia,
pumped into the
engine by
turbopumps at a m**** flow rate of over 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) per minute.
After one...
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potentially troublesome valves, seals, and
turbopumps,
which increase the cost of the
launch vehicle.
Turbopumps are
particularly troublesome due to high...
- to a
turbopump failure. A
month later,
Atlas 6B also
suffered a
turbopump failure and the Air
Force gave in and
agreed to
replace the
turbopumps in all...
