A semiempirical design-oriented model has been developed for the prediction of the effects of thermal stratification on tank pressure and heater temperature response for the Apollo supercritical oxygen tank. The heat transfer formulation describes laminar free convection at low-g and takes into account the radiation and conduction processes occurring in the tank. The nonequilibrium thermodynamic behavior of the system due to localized heating of the stored fluid is represented by the characteristics of a discrete number of fluid regions and thermal nodes. Solutions to the time dependent variable fluid property problem are obtained through the use of a reference temperature procedure. A criterion which establishes the reference temperature as a function of the fluid density ratio is derived. The analytical results are compared with the flight data.


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    Title :

    Prediction of the effects of thermal stratification on pressure and temperature response of the Apollo supercritical oxygen tank


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    Publication date :

    1971-05-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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