What is Turbopump?
TurboPump is a pump designed to increase the pressure of liquid or gas to increase the power or power of the engine. Applications for these pumps include cars, missiles and high -performance vehicles. Most turboopumps include some kind of rotodynamic pump combined with a driving turbine. Almost all turbo -pumps are built with a centrifugal or axial flow. Despite many potential uses, they are often considered to be demanding on the design and loss of certain efficiency is considered common.
Although the specific internal functioning of the TurboPump depends on the application and design, the basic goal is the same. Gas or liquid is pumped into a chamber where it is forced to higher blades rotating along the axis. The pumps are designed many times with specific shapes to stimulate increased pressure and supply of this pressure material to a specific location. For example, pressure fuel can be delivered to some engines to increase the efficiency of the combistion inside the engine.
generally there are two main patterns used to create turboopumps. Most often, the TurboPump will be based on a centrifugal pump concept. In them, the liquid is injected along the axis and rotating rotors forces the material to the edges of the gradually extended diffuser. These designs can often produce the highest pressures due to the relatively unlimited material flow through the diffuser. As a result, the centrifugal pump could most often be seen in vehicles requiring great strength, such as missiles and tanks.
On the other hand, the axial flow pump usually produces lower pressure with higher efficiency. The fluid is still released at one end of the chamber, usually along the axis. The difference is that the rotating blades physically push the material towards the designated location rather than rely on centrifugal forces. Often combined with pumps, axial flow pump is considered easier to design and use in machines that do not require a large amount of energy oro pressure fuel.
In general, turbopes can be design demanding and often work with reduced efficiency. Depending on whether Turbo -pump is centrifugal or axial flow, problems such as recirculation and return flow can often be expected. Most of these problems include fuel or other materials that do not reach the required pressure for the first time. Loss of efficiency can be tolerated in cars and other low -energy machines. In precise machines, such as missiles, it is usually necessary to carefully consider when using Turboopump technology.