IGF::OT::IGF SYSTIMA WILL DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE LIGHT WEIGHT SELF-PRESSURIZING PUMP (SPP) TECHNOLOGY TO PRO…

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IGF::OT::IGF SYSTIMA WILL DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE LIGHT WEIGHT SELF-PRESSURIZING PUMP (SPP) TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE A CONSTANT-PRESSURE SUPPLY OF MONOPROPELLANT TO A SPACECRAFT OR TACTICAL PROPULSION SYSTEM. THE SPP DOES NOT REQUIRE A HELIUM TANK AND HIGHER OPERATING PRESSURE HAVE A NEGLIGIBLE IMPACT ON THE SYSTEM MASS. SINCE THE SPP HAS A LOWER WEIGHT THAN COMPARABLE PROPELLANT PRESSURIZATION SYSTEMS, IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REDUCING LAUNCH COSTS, INCREASING SPACECRAFT OR TACTICAL SYSTEM PAYLOAD CAPACITY AND SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCING DELTA VELOCITY/ V. THIS TECHNOLOGY CAN BE USED WITH HYDRAZINE, HAN-BASED, OR ADN-BASED PROPELLANTS AS THERE ARE NO KNOWN LIMITATIONS ON THE MONOPROPELLANT THAT CAN BE USED IN THE SYSTEM. THE SELF-PRESSURIZING LIGHTWEIGHT PUMP FOR ADVANCED MONOPROPELLANTS OFFERS SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGES IN APPLICATIONS WHERE A LARGE V IS REQUIRED, SUCH AS LARGE SPACECRAFT OR IN APPLICATIONS WHERE HIGH-PRESSURE IS NEEDED, SUCH AS LIQUID ACS OR DACS THRUSTERS. THE PHASE I AND PHASE II SBIR WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEM FOR OPERATION WITH THE HAN-BASED MONOPROPELLANT AFM315E.