fuel pump for land speed record car.....

[Malcolm]

I was reading Motorsport this month and they had an article about the attempt to achieve 1000 mph in a "car". To do this they will use a couple of jolly big jets/rockets attached to a very stream lined chassis/body shell. It will consume 1500kg of fuel in 80 seconds! Now to allow this to happen they need a rather big and powerful fuel pump. They decided to use an 800bhp V12 engine just to pump the fuel. Now that is a serious fuel pump!

 

[Jean-Paul Reckinger]

Hi Malcolm,
who wants to attack Thrust SSC's record ?

Cheers
JP

 

[Andy Green]

the same team, namely Richard Noble Ron Ayers & Andy Green. See attached for more details

Bloodhound SSC

Regards
Andy

 

[Keith]

the same team, namely Richard Noble Ron Ayers & Andy Green. See attached for more details

Bloodhound SSC

Regards
Andy

Excellent, Andy! I was going so ask how you were going to top Thrust.. now we know. :thumbsup:

 

[Max Walter]

I have been following Bloodhound for some time as well, and still think it is a staggering objective.

Since seeing Saxoncross posting last year I have been wondering if it was 'the' Andy Green. Is this actually so?

 

[Paul Thompson 'Hooligan']

It will consume 1500kg of fuel in 80 seconds! Now to allow this to happen they need a rather big and powerful fuel pump. They decided to use an 800bhp V12 engine just to pump the fuel. Now that is a serious fuel pump!

Sure is a lot but pales a bit when you compare with space shuttle numbers....(approx)

Main engines burn a mix of liquid Oxygen and Liquid Hydrogen at the rate of approx 1050 gals per Second!!

Add to that the solid boosters which burn solid propellant (bit like a very BIG firework) at the approx rate of about 9000KG per Second!!

eek! - wouldn't want that fuel bill....

Oh and the biggest firework of all (read Saturn 5 / Apollo) burnt the fuel at 13500KG per second (give or take the odd ton! :thumbsup: )

 

[Chris P.]

That is amazing. You should read about the F1 rocket engines that the Saturn V used. EACH - yes, EACH (there are 5 on the first stage) has its own 50,000hp turbojet just to run the fuel and oxidizer pumps. A total of something like 42,000 gallons every minute flowed to the engine to make 1.5 million pounds of thrust. Again, EACH F1 engine had this. Makes your head spin.

 

[Scott Calabro]

Watch this.....

YouTube - F1 Rocket Engine Closeup

What really amazes me is the amount of ice coming off the LOX tanks on the first stage. If you look close at the end you can see it melted back to water on the camera lens.

 

[Malcolm]

Well they all make my mechanical pump look quite diddly! Cool video links Scott.

 

[Jean-Paul Reckinger]

Thanks for all the info
I'm quite happy already that the record will stay in (european) uk hands

 

[Paul Thompson 'Hooligan']

I see that the 'Bloodhound SSC' crew will be exhibiting at the Autosport NEC show next week. Both Richard Noble and Wing Commander Green will be present to keep you informed about the project and their Eurofighter Typhoon EJ200 engine will be on display too.

Read more at:
http://app.adestra.com/accounts/amf...s/project_30/ASI_Trade_newsletter_issue_9.pdf
:thumbsup: