Shutdown requirements in space of the Space Shuttle Main Engines require that the low pressure pump operate under conditions of zero flow and zero NPSH and still be able to generate head and absorb torque. Ground tests were conducted in both water and liquid oxygen to verify these capabilities. The test facilities are described, and the test results are presented showing the pump performance at zero flow over a wide range of NPSH conditions including zero values. The influence of operating speed, fluid medium, and internal struts upstream of the inducer are presented. A flow model schematic is presented sketching a flow field in the pump that is consistent with the observed data.


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    Titel :

    Tests of SSME low pressure pump in liquids at zero throughflow


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Erprobung der Niederdruckpumpe, des Raumfaehrenhauptmotors in Fluessigkeiten bei Null-Durchstroemung


    Beteiligte:
    Jackson, E.D. (Autor:in) / Cook, R.M. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1983


    Format / Umfang :

    7 Seiten, 14 Bilder


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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