The study examines the hazards inherent in the design and operation of ground and vehicle systems for a liquid fluorine space vehicle. The selected tanking system uses LN2 to preclude boiloff in the storage vessel and in the space vehicle propellant tank. Three possible emergency courses of action are provided in the system arrangement. It was concluded that a safe and practical ground fluorine system can be designed, avoiding technology problems, but paying particular attention to eliminate leak and reaction sources. (Author)
Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle Propellant Integration and Handling Study
1971
284 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Rocket Engines & Motors , Space Launch Vehicles & Support Equipment , Fluorine , Rendezvous spacecraft , Handling , Liquid rocket oxidizers , Liquefied gases , Toxicity , Hazards , Storage , Propellant transfer , Leakage(Fluid) , Ground support equipment , Space shuttles , OOS(Orbit to Orbit Shuttles) , Orbit to orbit shuttles