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    This document summarizes a pistonless pump design for rocket propulsion systems. A pistonless pump uses valves instead of moving parts to pump fluids and has three main advantages over other pump designs: it is simpler, has looser tolerances, and can use lighter pressurized gases. The pump works by using pressurized helium to drive propellant through the system. An optimal chamber pressure of 1700 psi is determined to increase specific impulse. The pump design considerations include stainless steel chambers, minimizing plumbing pressure losses, reliable check valves, and an efficient helium gas generator. The pistonless pump provides a safe, reliable propulsion system for heavy lift rockets without the challenges of developing complex turbopumps.

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    This document summarizes a pistonless pump design for rocket propulsion systems. A pistonless pump uses valves instead of moving parts to pump fluids and has three main advantages over other pump designs: it is simpler, has looser tolerances, and can use lighter pressurized gases. The pump works by using pressurized helium to drive propellant through the system. An optimal chamber pressure of 1700 psi is determined to increase specific impulse. The pump design considerations include stainless steel chambers, minimizing plumbing pressure losses, reliable check valves, and an efficient helium gas generator. The pistonless pump provides a safe, reliable propulsion system for heavy lift rockets without the challenges of developing complex turbopumps.

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    This document summarizes a pistonless pump design for rocket propulsion systems. A pistonless pump uses valves instead of moving parts to pump fluids and has three main advantages over other pump designs: it is simpler, has looser tolerances, and can use lighter pressurized gases. The pump works by using pressurized helium to drive propellant through the system. An optimal chamber pressure of 1700 psi is determined to increase specific impulse. The pump design considerations include stainless steel chambers, minimizing plumbing pressure losses, reliable check valves, and an efficient helium gas generator. The pistonless pump provides a safe, reliable propulsion system for heavy lift rockets without the challenges of developing complex turbopumps.

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    PISTONLESS PUMP

    Guided By :
    MADHAV
    ASST.PROFESSOR
    Dept. of ME
    MCET

    Presented By :
    TINTOSH MATHEW
    S7 ME
    Roll No : 4344
    MCET
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    INTRODUCTION
    A Pistonless pump is a type of pump designed to move
    fluids without any moving parts other than three
    chamber valves.
    The pump contains a chamber which has a valved inlet
    from the fluid to be pumped, a valved outlet - both of
    these at the bottom of the pump, and a pressurant inlet
    at the top of the pump.
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    A pressurant is used, such as steam or pressurized helium,


    to drive the fluid through the pump.
    The pump has the advantage over a pressure-fed system
    in that the tanks can be much lighter.
    Compared to a turbopump the pistonless pump is a much
    simpler design and has less stringent design tolerances.

    PISTONLESS PUMP

    Figure 1: Piston Less Pumped Stage

    OPERATIONAL SEQUENCE

    Figure 2: Operational Cycle

    PUMP DESIGN-CHAMBER PRESSURE


    The first step in the development process is to determine the best
    combustion chamber pressure.
    For a turbo pump operating with a chamber pressure of 1000 psi and
    LOXHC propellants, the gas generate or burns about 2.5% of the of
    the propellant in the gas generator.
    At higher pressures, proportionally more propellant is burned, and
    although the ISP increases with pressure, the optimum chamber
    pressure is on the order of 1000 psi.
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    For a piston less pump, the pump can run on helium

    stored at low temperature and heated at the engine, so


    the pressurant weighs only 5% of the propellant mass
    at 1000 psi.
    Therefore, the optimum output pressure for a piston

    less pump system is approximately 1700 psi, which


    results in an increase in ISP as compared to a gas
    generator system.
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    PUMP DESIGN -PUMP CHAMBER


    The pump chamber scan be spheres, cylinders or any
    other pressure vessel shape.
    In order to minimize the mass of the pressurant gas, it
    is best to use heated gas pressurant.
    This leads to a requirement to use metallic chambers,
    and stainless steel is best for heat resistance and
    specific strength.
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    Figure : Chamber Pump


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    PUMP DESIGN -PLUMBING


    The duct size scan be quickly determined by the
    requirement that the dynamic pressure be much less
    than the static pressure, a few percent at most.
    Placing the pump chamber inside the tank can solve the
    issue of water hammer; fill duct sizing and thermal
    conditioning.
    This will require high pressure plumbing to the engine,
    but this problem has been solved for various pressure
    fed systems.

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    VALVES AND REGULATORS


    For the check valves, they operate slowly,with
    predictable changes In pressure, so the valves may be
    selected based on weight and reliability, and chatter is
    easily avoided.
    The out let check valves need to be sized for lowpressure drop at the out let flow rate.

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    GAS GENERATOR
    The piston less pump is a positive displacement
    system so the pump runs on gas volume, instead of
    dynamic pressure as a turbine does.
    The lightest gas will result in the best performance.

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    CONTROL SYSTEM
    The control system uses information about the
    chamber levels, pressures and flow rate to determine
    when to actuate the pressurize and vent valves.
    Using more sensors than absolutely necessary allows
    the system to implement integrated vehicle health
    monitoring.

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    TANK PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM

    Figure : Dual Chamber Pump with Insulated


    Pressurize and Vent Lines, and Less Tank
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    A vent valve would be placed in between the pump chamber and the

    tank so that the pump vent gas could be used to maintain tank pressure.
    This valve would be placed in parallel with the auxiliary or main vent

    valve so that both valve could be open at once in order to maintain the
    quick vent operation.
    The tank pressure could be determined based on structural

    considerations, since the pump only needs 3-5psi of pressure to fill


    quickly.

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    PUMP ADVANTAGES
    Increases Safety, Reliability and Performance while
    reducing cost and development time.
    The pump can be scaled up or down with similar
    performance and minimal redesign issues.
    Low risk development;pump technology has been
    demonstrated and prototypes have been built and
    tested.
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    The manufacturing tolerances need not be tight.


    Pump and vehicle use inexpensive materials and
    processes in their construction.
    The pump is failure tolerant. A small link in one of
    the check valves will only increase the pressurant
    consumption of the pump; it will not cause a pump
    failure.
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    CONCLUSION
    The piston less pump system provides a pump for a
    reliable and safe rocket propulsion system.
    This pump combined with a modestly uprated F-1
    thrust chamber, can provide a 2 mlbf engine for the
    heavy lift needed to mount a Mars expedition,
    without an expensive and difficult turbo-pump
    development program.
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    Process used in aerospace, medical and automobile


    industries.
    It can do this while improving the performance,safety
    and reliability of the vehicle.

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    REFERENCES
    1. DIWESH MESHRAM etal PISTONLESS PUMP International Journal of
    Mechanical Engineering (IJME), Vol. 2, Issue 5, Nov 2013, 91-98.
    2.Harrington, S. Pistonless Dual Chamber Rocket Fuel Pump: Testing and Performance
    AIAA 2003 3. Joint Propulsion Conference, Huntsville, AL, 20-23 July 2003
    4. Harrington, S. Launch Vehicle and Spacecraft System Design Using the Pistonless
    Pump Steve Harrington AIAA 2004-6130 AIAA Space 2004
    5. Lucas, Je. Pump US patent 2673525 granted March 30, 1954
    6. Sobey, Albert J. Fluid Pressurizing System US patent 3,213,804 granted Oct 26 1961.

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    THANK YOU

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