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DU Feiping, LI Cui, CHENG Yiwei, et al. Comparison of flow characteristics between tank-to-tank and tank-to-manifold crossfeed systems for liquid rocket[J]. Journal of Aerospace Power, 2025, 40(4):20220666 doi: 10.13224/j.cnki.jasp.20220666
Citation: DU Feiping, LI Cui, CHENG Yiwei, et al. Comparison of flow characteristics between tank-to-tank and tank-to-manifold crossfeed systems for liquid rocket[J]. Journal of Aerospace Power, 2025, 40(4):20220666 doi: 10.13224/j.cnki.jasp.20220666

Comparison of flow characteristics between tank-to-tank and tank-to-manifold crossfeed systems for liquid rocket

doi: 10.13224/j.cnki.jasp.20220666
  • Received Date: 2022-09-06
    Available Online: 2024-12-11
  • A study on the propellant crossfeed characteristics under both normal and engine-out conditions was described. Two transfer mechanisms, tank-to-tank and tank-to-manifold, were analyzed to optimize the performance and reduce the operational complexity. The results showed that the tank-to-tank transfer mechanism had higher crossfeed flow rate in the ascent stage and smoother transition to orbiter on booster staging in comparison with the tank-to-manifold mechanism. Buffer tank can significantly decrease the pressure fluctuation caused by the booster staging, and the larger buffer tank volume indicated the smoother transition of the orbiter pressure. When the booster engines were abnormally shut down, crossfeed could redistribute its remanent propellant between the orbiter or the non-fault booster, contributing to the full utilization of propellant in the malfunction booster. Moreover, the pressure-controlled tank-to-manifold mechanism was characterized by more uniform crossfeed flow distribution under abnormal engine-out conditions, helping to provide synchronous consumption of the two booster tanks despite its stronger water hammer phenomenon when the booster was staged.

     

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