Ground and vehicle system requirements are evaluated for the use of densified cryogenic propellants in advanced space transportation systems. Propellants studied were slush and triple point liquid hydrogen, triple point liquid oxygen, and slush and triple point liquid methane. Areas of study included propellant production, storage, transfer, vehicle loading and system requirements definition. A savings of approximately 8.2 x 100,000 Kg can be achieved in single stage to orbit gross liftoff weight for a payload of 29,484 Kg by utilizing densified cryogens in place of normal boiling point propellants.


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    Title :

    Cryogenic Propellant Densification Study


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1978


    Size :

    178 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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