The resupply of the cryogenic propellants is an enabling technology for spacebased orbit transfer vehicles. As part of the NASA Lewis ongoing efforts in microgravity fluid management, thermodynamic analysis and subscale modeling techniques were developed to support an on-orbit test bed for cryogenic fluid management technologies. Analytical results have shown that subscale experimental modeling of liquid resupply can be used to validate analytical models when the appropriate target temperature is selected to relate the model to its prototype system. Further analyses were used to develop a thermodynamic model of the tank chilldown process which is required prior to the no-vent fill operation. These efforts were incorporated into two FORTRAN programs which were used to present preliminary analyticl results.


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    Title :

    Thermodynamic Analysis and Subscale Modeling of Space-Based Orbit Transfer Vehicle Cryogenic Propellant Resupply


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    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    21 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English