The Cryogenic Boil-Off Reduction System was tested with LH2 and LOX in a vacuum chamber to simulate space vacuum and the temperatures of low Earth orbit. Testing was successful and results validated the scaling study model that predicts active cooling reduces upper stage cryogenic propulsion mass for loiter periods greater than 2 weeks.
Cryogenic Boil-Off Reduction System Testing
2014
16 pages
Report
No indication
English
Fluid Mechanics , Spacecraft Trajectories & Flight Mechanics , Space Launch Vehicles & Support Equipment , CRYOGENICS , CRYOGENIC ROCKET PROPELLANTS , BOILING , PROPELLANT STORAGE , TEMPERATURE CONTROL , THERMAL INSULATION , MULTILAYER INSULATION , VACUUM CHAMBERS , SPACE ENVIRONMENT SIMULATION , EARTH ORBITAL ENVIRONMENTS , PREDICTION ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES , PERFORMANCE TESTS , DESIGN ANALYSIS
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