CHECK VALVE RELIABILITY IN AEROSPACE （止回阀在航空可靠性）.pdf

PRACTICE NO. PD-ED-1267 PAGE 1 OF 5 PREFERRED RELIABILITY CHECK VALVE RELIABILITY IN PRACTICES AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS Practice: In check valve design for aerospace applications examine all design features, materials, and tolerances to evaluate the effects of contamination and exposure to cryogenic or hypergolic propellants. Conduct long term compatibility tests simulating the operational environment to assess material suitability for each unique application. Benefits: The benefits of using special design and test procedures for aerospace check valves are long life, consistent operation, and trouble-free performance during prelaunch, launch, and orbital operations. Programs That Certified Usage: Saturn Launch Vehicles, Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME), Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB), Payloads, and Experiments. Center to Contact for More Information: Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Implementation: Introduction: Aerospace check valves allow fluid flow of propellants and gasses in one direction and, if the system pressure reverses, close quickly to prevent flow in the opposite direction. Aerospace check valves are normally self-contained, spring loaded devices, requiring no external actuation signals or sources of power. The valving elements are activated by the pressure forces of the flow media. Ball type check valves are suitable for smaller applications, while poppet type valves are more MARSHALL appropriate for large flows, such as in the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) SPACE application shown on Figure 1. Internal check valve leakage due to FLIGHT contamination is the main reliability detractor for both types of valve, CENTER altho