PRESENTED BY NITIN D. MALI (R.N.

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GFS GODAVARI COLLEGE
OF ENGINEERING ,
JALGAON
SEMINAR ON PISTONLESS PUMP FOR ROCKETS
INTRODUCTION
Starting a turbo pump fed rocket engine is a
complex process, requiring a careful of many
valves and subsystems.
This pump saves up to 90% of the mass of
the tanks as compa.red to a pressure fed
system
WORKING:
Rocket engines requires a
tremendous amount of fuel high at high
pressure .Often th pump costs more
than the thrust chamber.One way to
supply fuel is to use the expensive
turbopump mentioned above,another
way is to pressurize fuel tank.
Pressurizing a large fuel tank requires a
heavy , expensive tank.
ADVANTAGES:
Nearly all of the hardware in this pump
consists of pressure vessels, so the weight is
low.There are less than 10 moving parts ,and
no lubrication issues which might cause
problems with other pumps. The design and
constr. Of this pump is st, forward and no
precision parts are required
2)This pump has the advantage over pressure
fed designs in that the wt. of the complete
rocket is much less, and the rocket is much
safer because the tanks of rocket fuel do not
need to be at high pressure .
APPLICATIONS:
1}DEEP SPACE PROPULSION:
NASA has a need for high power
propulsion to land and spacecraft on the moons
of Jupitor and beyond.this pump would allow
these missions to go forward due to lower weight
of the fuel tanks.
2} X PRIZE VEHICLE FUEL PUMP
APPLICATION:
For X-prize competitors, a the
fuel pump will reduce the cost and increase
the safety and reliability of their amateur
manned vehicles .
INSTALLATION FIGURE:



ACTUAL DIAGRAM
DISADVANTAGES:
The pistonless pumps has
disadvantages along with such fine advantages.
1}They cannot pump to higher pressure than drive
gas (area ratio is 1:1)
2}They cannot use either a staged combustion or
expander cycle.
3}A gas generator cycle is also difficult to integrate
with the pistonless pump.
4}The generated gas must be chemically
compatible with both the propellants.
5}This gas generator lowers the Ignition start
period of the engine.

CONCLUSION:
The most significance of property of
Pistonless pump that makes them different from
that of turbo pump ,is the absence of piston.
This is the most unique technique.In
this ,no. of rotating parts is very less as compared
to that of turbopump. Also, its installation is very
easy.and moreover, it is light weight than turbo
pump.So, it has less losses and improves,rather
increases efficiency of engine.Also, it is much
economical that turbopump.
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