Passive thermal control aspects of above-surface storage of propellants on lunar equatorial site are examined; method is developed for predicting vaporization rates, mean temperatures, and temperature amplitudes of insulated propellants exposed to stabilized-periodic heating in lunar environment; it is shown that, with modest investment in required insulation weights, propellant temperature levels comparable to earth-ambient temperatures could be maintained indefinitely on lunar surface, and boiloff rates of cryogenic propellants could be kept within acceptable limits for storage times up to several lunar cycles.


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    Title :

    Thermal aspects of long-term propellant storage on moon


    Additional title:

    J Spacecraft Rockets


    Contributors:
    Buna, T. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    8 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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