Design of a Cold-Flow Test Facility for the High Pressure Fuel Turbopump Turbine of the Space-Shuttle Main Engine

Abstract

The design and installation at the Naval Postgraduate School of a cold-flow test facility for the turbine of the high-pressure fuel turbopump of the Space Shuttle Main Engine, is reported. The specific article to be tested is the 'Alternate Development Model' designed and manufactured by Pratt & Whitney. The design of individual components is documented. The installation of the facility subsystem is described in detail. A preliminary estimation of turbine performance is made. Turbine test rig, Alternate turbopump development model, SSME turbopump turbine

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA276743

Entities

People

  • Colin C. Studevan

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Supplies
  • Cells
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Compressors
  • Control Systems
  • Creep
  • Engineering
  • Flow Rate
  • High Pressure
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Oil Seals
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pumps
  • Space Shuttles
  • Test Facilities
  • Turbopumps

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Marine Mammal Biology

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Satellites