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Experimental Simulation of Turbine-Exhaust Oxygen Recovery

Author(s) -

Jim A. Clark,

Ryan W. Brandt

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

36th aiaa/asme/sae/asee joint propulsion conference and exhibit

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

DOI - 10.2514/6.2004-4003

Subject(s) - turbine , gas turbines , automotive engineering , computer science , oxygen , environmental science , aerospace engineering , mechanical engineering , engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry

In some liquid-propellant rocket engines, the liquid-oxygen boost pump is driven by a turbine that is powered by high-pressure gaseous oxygen. Once it exits the turbine, this gaseous oxygen can be salvaged by injecting it into the subcooled liquid oxygen exiting the boost pump. If the main LOX pump is to function correctly under these circumstances, complete condensation of the gaseous oxygen must quickly follow its injection into the boost-pump discharge. The current investigation uses steam and water in a simple rig that allows the condensation process to be visualized and quantified. This paper offers dimensionless-parameter correlations of the data and trends observed.

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