A passive propellant acquisition and feed system is disclosed which acquires and feeds gas-free propellant in low or zero-g environments during orbital maneuvers and retains this propellant under high axially directed acceleration such as may be experienced during launch of a space vehicle and orbit-to-orbit transfer is described. The propellant system includes a dual compartment propellant tank with independent surface tension acquisition channels in each compartment to provide gas-free flow of pressurized liquid propellant from one compartment to the other in one direction only.


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    Title :

    Passive Propellant System


    Contributors:
    D. A. Hess (author) / W. W. Regnier (author) / V. L. Jacobs (author)

    Publication date :

    1978


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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    Hess, D. A. / Regnier, W. W. / Jacobs, V. L. | NTRS | 1979


    Passive propellant system

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