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LIQUID HYDROGEN RECIPROCATING PUMPS FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATION.

Author(s) : PESCHKA W.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES EFFORTS IN DEVELOPING LIQUID HYDROGEN PUMP PROTOTYPES. A 2.5 MEGAPASCAL LIQUID HYDROGEN PISTON PUMP OPERATED BY A HYDRAULIC DRIVE WAS DEVELOPED FOR A RESEARCH VEHICLE USING EARLY CYLINDER INJECTION OF CRYOGENIC HYD BY DESIGN, THE COOLDOWN PERIOD OF THE PUMP IS LESS THAN 5 MINUTES AND THE WARMING UP RATE AFTER SHUTDOWN IS ABOUT 15 K/H. THE PUMP IS PRIMED WITH GASEOUS HYDROGEN FOR CYCLIC PRESSURIZATION OF THE SECTION AROUND THE INTAKE VALVE.

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  • Original title: LIQUID HYDROGEN RECIPROCATING PUMPS FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATION.
  • Record ID : 1991-2771
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Adv. cryog. Eng. - vol. 35 B
  • Publication date: 1990
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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