The article reviews the main forms of flow-induced instabilities detected in the liquid propellant turbopumps systems of modern rocket engines, with special reference to rotating stall, rotating cavitation, cavitation surge and higher-order surge modes, illustrating their characteristics, origin and damage potential.
An Introduction to Flow-Induced Instabilities in Rocket Engine Inducers and Turbopumps
D'AGOSTINO, LUCA;PACE, GIOVANNI;VALENTINI, DARIO;PASINI, ANGELOPrimo
Writing – Review & Editing
2017-01-01
Abstract
The article reviews the main forms of flow-induced instabilities detected in the liquid propellant turbopumps systems of modern rocket engines, with special reference to rotating stall, rotating cavitation, cavitation surge and higher-order surge modes, illustrating their characteristics, origin and damage potential.File in questo prodotto:
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