NASA applications for the bearing technology developed under this SBIR include low heat leak cryogenic circulators and transfer pumps for propellant depot, upper stage engine recirculation pumps, cryogenic stage turbopumps and boost pumps, including the NTP application. Additional applications for this bearing technology include small, light-weight, cryogenic; Hydrogen, Methane, Oxygen propellant boost pumps for chemical rocket engine applications as well as propellant loading ground support equipment.
Potential Non-NASA commercial applications of the technology developed under this SBIR include any long life cryogenic pump application including ground based refueling station applications used to transfer liquid natural gas from the storage tank to the vehicle tank.
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