HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING BEARING FOR ROCKET ENGINE TURBOPUMPS

Authors
DECHER R PETERS PN SISK RC URBAN EW VLASSE M RAO DK
Citation
R. Decher et al., HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING BEARING FOR ROCKET ENGINE TURBOPUMPS, Applied superconductivity, 1(7-9), 1993, pp. 1265-1278
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science","Physics, Applied","Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Applied superconductivity → ACNP
ISSN journal
09641807
Volume
1
Issue
7-9
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1265 - 1278
Database
ISI
SICI code
0964-1807(1993)1:7-9<1265:HSBFRE>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
High temperature superconductor (HTS) magnetic bearings offer many adv antages. Their applications are most promising in systems which provid e the necessary cryogenic environment. The hydrogen turbopump of a nuc lear propulsion engine is such a system. The combination of an HTS bea ring and a fluid film bearing could over-come problems experienced wit h rolling element bearings in rocket engine turbo pumps.