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SSC HIGH HEAD LIQUID HELIUM PUMP

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 11635
Amount: $49,900.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
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Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1990
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
3445 Penrose Place #230
Boulder, CO 80301
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
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Abstract

THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A LIQUID HELIUM PUMP DESIGNED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR LIQUID HELIUM CIRCULATION THROUGH SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER MAGNET STRINGS. THE PUMP IS A FOUR-CHAMBER POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT NUTATING MACHINE WITH LOW NPSH. IT IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HIGH HEADS WITH LITTLE IMPACT ON EFFICIENCY FOR TURN DOWN RATIOS AS HIGH AS 5 TO 1. THE FOUR-CHAMBER DESIGN PROVIDES OUTLET FLOW WITH ONLY LOW AMPLITUDE PULSATIONS. THIS SUBMERGED NUTATINGPUMP HAS FEWER PARTS THAN AN EQUIVALENT PISTON PUMP AND IS DRIVEN FROM A SINGLE LOW HEAT LEAK ROTARY SHAFT FROM A WARM MOTOR. BY DRAWING FROM CURRENT EXPERIENCE ON A SIMILAR NUTATING CRYOGENIC EXPANDER, CRYOGENIC TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. (CTS) PROPOSES TO BUILD A 1/5 SCALE MODEL PUMP IN PHASE I AND TEST IT IN A SIMPLE LIQUID NITROGEN LOOP. OUR AIM IS TO VERIFY BOTH CONCEPT AND BASIC HARDWARE DESIGN IN PHASEI SO THAT PHASE II WORK CAN CONCENTRATE ON DEVELOPMENT OF A FULL SIZE PROTOTYPE PUMP.

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