Rocket Engines and Turbomachinery Technologies

PRODUCTS

Multi-Channel Diffuser (MCD)

SPECIFICATIONS:

Increases pressure recovery up to 20%
Increases operating range significantly
Reduces size 15%
Reduces weight 25%
Reduces operating cost / emissions up to 20%

DESCRIPTION:

The patented Multi-Channel Diffuser (MCD) technology significantly increases the performance of pumps and compressors while reducing their size, weight, and power consumption. The MCD will work with any pump or compressor that utilizes a centrifugal impeller, and can be easily incorporated into new designs or retrofit into existing designs. It is expected to result in savings of billions of dollars per year in energy costs and corresponding reductions in carbon dioxide emissions. With its performance improvements and cost reductions, the MCD will provide products with a significant competitive advantage.

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CHAMP Turbopump

SPECIFICATIONS:

Single-Shaft Fuel and Oxidizer
Thrust: 6,500 lbf-class
Fuel: Liquid methane (radial inlet)
- 4 pps
- 1,350 psia discharge
Oxidizer: Liquid oxygen (axial inlet)
- 15 pps
- 1,100 psia discharge
Turbine: single-stage
- Single-stage axial impulse

DESCRIPTION:

The CHAMP turbopump is a 6.5k lb-force thrust-class high-speed, single-shaft, LOX/Methane turbopump. CHAMP is an acronym for Compact High-performance Affordable Modular Pump. It can operate as a stand-alone turbopump for small engines, or be combined with additional turbopumps in parallel for increased thrust class engines. It utilizes a state-of-the-art flow path design enabled by additive manufacturing for high-performance and low-cost.

SCAMP Pump

SPECIFICATIONS:

High pressure (up to 5,000 psia), low flow rate (up to 25 GPH) Positive Displacement Pump
Ambient to cryogenic operating range
Compatible with most liquids including oxygen, hydrogen, methane, nitrogen, and numerous storable liquids and hydrocarbon fuels
Designed for long life

DESCRIPTION:

SCAMP, the Self-Contained Actuating Magnetic Pump, is a positive displacement pump for low flow, high pressure cryogenic applications. The wide throttling capabilities of positive displacement pumps allow SCAMP to delivery up to 5,000 psia and 25 GPH, while capable of reducing operating flow rates well below 1 ml/min for precision events. This pump is fully sealed, enabling operation within any environment from internal tank submersion to hard vacuum. Primary applications for SCAMP are small and nanosatellite pump fed propulsion and RCS systems as well as terrestrial facility applications.

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ePump

e-Pumps

Electric Motor Driven Pumps

The e-Pump is a family of compact, high power density, high-performance electric motor driven pumps.

The initial product launch includes pumps for liquid methane, liquid oxygen, and RP for engines in the 5-10K pound force thrust class.

Liquid hydrogen pumps and additional thrust classes are planned.

Portable Turbo-Generator

SPECIFICATIONS:

Scalable portable power generator to 30 kW
<50 lbs system weight
Configurable for multiple hydrocarbon fuels including diesel, JP-8, kerosene, Jet-A, etc.
Nominal fuel consumption of 1.2 GPH @ 30 kW

DESCRIPTION:

The Portable Turbo-Generator is a high-efficiency, modular Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) designed to operate with a variety of hydrocarbon fuels. This architecture allows each system to be configured quickly to any given fuel, power, or packaging needs. Initially designed for lightweight compact aviation use, the turbo-generator readily adapts to high-energy consumption ground-based applications as well as portable infrastructure utilization. Power output can be tailored from 0 – 500 V, AC or DC.

e-Pumps
Electric Motor Driven Pumps

SPECIFICATIONS:

Electric motor driven single-stage pump with integral inducer and impeller
42,000 RPM rotor speed
1,000 psia pump discharge pressure
Flow rate: Methane 4.2 pps, oxygen 11.2 pps, hydrogen 0.7 pps
0.8 - 1.2 Q/N operating range

DESCRIPTION:

The e-Pump is a family of compact, high power density, high-performance electric motor driven pumps for rocket engines in the 5-10K pound force thrust class. Pumps have been developed for methane, hydrogen, liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and RP. e-Pumps can be combined in series and/or parallel for higher discharge pressures and/or flow rates to support higher chamber pressures and thrust classes.