The reported study had been conducted to determine the feasibility of developing toroidal tanks for an auxiliary propulsion system that could be integrated into a Pioneer spin-stabilized spacecraft. The system evaluated consisted of two toroidal tanks equipped with surface tension devices. One tank is intended for nitrogen tetroxide, the other for monomethylhydrazine. The study included the definition of a propellant acquisition system concept that could satisfy the requirements of a spinning tank. It was found that an oxidizer tank spin rate of 76 rpm and a fuel tank spin rate of 110 rpm would be required to produce liquid loss from the acquisition system during spacecraft operation. An investigation showed that toroidal tanks can be fabricated with present technology using either titanium or aluminum alloys. The preferred material would be titanium because of its significantly higher strength.


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    Titel :

    Toroidal tank evaluation


    Beteiligte:
    Fester, D. A. (Autor:in) / Anderson, J. E. (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    Annual Conference ; 1977 ; San Diego, CA


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1977-05-01


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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