Liquid rocket engine centrifugal flow turbopumps, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical)

NASA/SP-8109, Liquid rocket engine centrifugal flow turbopumps, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical), NASA Lewis Research Center (Cleveland, OH, United States), December,1973, pp. 116, Format(s): PDF 5847k

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Design criteria and recommended practices are discussed for the following configurations selected from the design sequence of a liquid rocket engine centrifugal flow turbopump: (1) pump performance including speed, efficiency, and flow range; (2) impeller; (3) housing; and (4) thrust balance system. Hydrodynamic, structural, and mechanical problems are addressed for the achievement of required pump performance within the constraints imposed by the engine/turbopump system. Materials and fabrication specifications are also discussed.

Keywords:	machine elements and processes, centrifugal pumps, liquid propellant rocket engines, rocket engine design criteria, turbine pumps, housings, hydrodynamics, performance tests, pump impellers, thrust control
CASI Document ID Number:	74N28961
Subjects:	Engineering: Mechanical Engineering: Pumps Astronautics: Spacecraft Propulsion And Power: Rocket Engines, Nozzles And Thrust Chambers
ID Code:	153
Deposited On:	23 May 2002