Apparatus, computer-readable medium, and method for calculating a mass of propellant in a propellant storage volume. A density of the propellant is calculated based on a detected pressure and temperature of the propellant and actual thermodynamic properties of the propellant. A volume of the propellant storage volume is calculated based on a measured nominal volume and changes to the nominal volume based on pressure. The mass of the propellant is calculated by multiplying the calculated volume of the propellant storage volume by the calculated density of the propellant in the propellant storage volume.


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    Title :

    PROPELLANT GAUGING TOOL FOR PREDICTING PROPELLANT MASS IN A PROPELLANT STORAGE VOLUME


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    Publication date :

    2017-06-08


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G01F Messen des Volumens, des Durchflussvolumens, des Massendurchflusses oder des Füllstandes , MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW, OR LIQUID LEVEL / B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / G01N Untersuchen oder Analysieren von Stoffen durch Bestimmen ihrer chemischen oder physikalischen Eigenschaften , INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES



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