Can this pump against high head pressure? It looks like they are getting mass flow at low pressure. When they talk of their advantages it doesn't sound like the qualities a rocket requires. High Flow, & High Pressure.
States Advantages * It is a highly effective solids handling pump that contains no moving parts * It is almost impossible to block * It can entrain other fluids, gasses or solids into the pumped flow * It can effectively mix differing fluids or compounds * It can agitate fluids * It can heat fluids * It can change the density and viscosity of the pumped fluids * It can effectively macerate fluid based solids as they pass through the pump * It requires virtually no maintenance * It is very quiet in operation Pierce Nichols wrote: > I mentioned this to those at CDI on Sat. It's a steam-powered pump with no > moving parts whatsoever, being developed by a British company called > Pursuit Dynamics. They're thinking of using it for boat propulsion and > industrial pumping. I think it might be usable for propellant pumping as > well. This would entail replacing the steam generator with a pre-burner > (either fuel or oxidizer rich, depending on which propellant is to be > pumped), and adding a diffuser to convert the kinetic energy of the stream > exiting the pump to pressure. It's inherently a staged combustion approach, > and since the temperature rise out of the device is only a few degrees C, > should be usable with cryogens. The company's site, with a good deal more > information on the nature of the beast, can be found at > http://www.pursuitdynamics.com/default.asp. > > -p > > Mars or Bust! > www.marssociety.com > > _______________________________________________ > ERPS-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
