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Feasibility of electric driven turbopumps for the bi-liquid engine

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ME-314: Concurrent engineering project

L'étudiant apprend à appliquer les compétences acquises en travaillant dans une équipe responsable d'une portion d'un projet plus vaste. ...

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This lecture explores the feasibility of electrically driven turbopumps for a bi-liquid engine in a sounding rocket. It covers the design, state-of-the-art comparisons, requirements, impeller design, cavitation, drive system, results, and future work.

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