Occam Blazer Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 I'm working on my lH2 production and am wondering if I can contrive a bead pump without a liquid vent. This prototype is pretty quick to spin up and keeps a good flow rate, but I'd like to get the dripping liquid to form a bead pump to pull the gaseous hydrogen up to the chilling plates. Is it possible? Edit: Maybe something like this. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/130428-liquid-hydrogen-bead-pump-possible/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRup Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 You'll probably need super coolant to establish a drip... I'd made some similar experiments with ethanol and it seems similar... Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/130428-liquid-hydrogen-bead-pump-possible/#findComment-1465028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Occam Blazer Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 Just now, JRup said: You'll probably need super coolant to establish a drip... I'd made some similar experiments with ethanol and it seems similar... This just occurred to me. Edited the original post (probably while you were replying). Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/130428-liquid-hydrogen-bead-pump-possible/#findComment-1465029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRup Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 6 minutes ago, Occam Blazer said: This just occurred to me. Edited the original post (probably while you were replying). There you go.. I sadly didn't keep those ethanol condensers around / or it's just lost on some save... Let's leave them be in the loony ravings bin. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/130428-liquid-hydrogen-bead-pump-possible/#findComment-1465034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Occam Blazer Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 Spun up a new prototype after work. No pre-chilling with sandbox. 30 cycles from turning it on I have ~10 tons of lH2 and 7 tons of lOX. Plumbing and ducting are pretty messy right now. Aquatuner uptime is 137% over the last 5 cycles. Feed pump uptime is ~96%. Hydrogen comes out of the two-stage pre-chiller at -254°C. Oxygen just needs one stage to get to -182°. Automation Spoiler Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/130428-liquid-hydrogen-bead-pump-possible/#findComment-1465122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimaB77 Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 12 hours ago, Occam Blazer said: can contrive a bead pump without a liquid vent Trying to figure out what it's for? Spoiler Why not do something simpler (1 AT, 1-2 Turbine). Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/130428-liquid-hydrogen-bead-pump-possible/#findComment-1465145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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