turbopump

Finally, between the gas generator and the turbine, a bright red silhouette of the turbopump injector began flashing.

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He turned around and grabbed a piece of the turbopump that propelled the kerosene and liquid oxygen into the combustion chamber — literally the heart of the engine.

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He turned around and grabbed a piece of the turbopump that propelled the kerosene and liquid oxygen into the combustion chamber — literally the heart of the engine.

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To power the turbopump, a small amount of fuel is "preburned", thus generating hot gases that drive the turbopump, which in turn pumps the rest of the fuel into the main combustion chamber.

Rockets, Radiation, Reliability and Recycling Zoe Brain 2005

This gushing torrent of fuel is driven by a turbopump.

Rockets, Radiation, Reliability and Recycling Zoe Brain 2005

But he took it further, checking out books to find out “how the heck a turbopump worked” at the age of 11.

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A ground facility valve that supplied start helium to the turbopump was closed when it should have been open.

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To power the turbopump, a small amount of fuel is "preburned", thus generating hot gases that drive the turbopump, which in turn pumps the rest of the fuel into the main combustion chamber.

Archive 2005-10-01 Zoe Brain 2005

This gushing torrent of fuel is driven by a turbopump.

Archive 2005-10-01 Zoe Brain 2005

This "full-flow staged cycle" design has an important advantage: with more mass passing through the turbine that drives the turbopump, the turbopump is driven harder, thus reaching higher pressures.

Archive 2005-10-01 Zoe Brain 2005