Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
Development programs are described for two low-gravity cryogenic propellant acquisition systems: a full-screen liner system, and a refillable start-tank. First, based on experimental LH2 screen flow data, the fluid-dynamic characteristics of an integrated screen/thermodynamic vent system were analyzed for a design compared to 17.5 cu fg supercritical life-support systems, and for a Tug orbital LH2/LQ2 resupply system. Second, the analysis, design, fabrication, and test of a 10 cu ft, annular-screen start-tank with a wall-mounted thermodynamic vent was performed. The test program demonstrated that the system expelled LH2 against 1-g and performed properly over a range of conditions.
Keywords:
SPACECRAFT DESIGN, TESTING AND PERFORMANCE
Type:
AIAA PAPER 74-1155
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MDAC-WD-2461
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Society of Automotive Engineers, Propulsion Conference; Oct 21, 1974 - Oct 23, 1974; San Diego, CA
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