NASA has been focused on developing technology that would allow the production of cryogenic propellants on the Lunar and Martian surfaces. Utilizing Lunar/Martian resources, the produced gaseous propellants must first be liquefied and stored prior to use on the Moon or Mars ascent vehicle. Liquefaction of cryogenic propellants is a necessary technical development to enable NASA’s future spaceflight goals. This paper presents an overview of a proposed model for a propellant liquefaction system, and the effect of tank wall temperatures on cryogenic propellant liquefaction rates. The propellant system was assumed to be a receiver of a gas from an In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) harvester and condensed the gas by cooling the tank walls. First, the heat transfer principles pertinent to condensation are summarized, followed by an overview of the model which performed the analysis, including a summary of the Fortran algorithm implementation. The sensitivity of the condensation rate relative to varying tank wall temperatures is also discussed.


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    Title :

    Analysis of Cryogenic Propellant Liquefaction Rates in Cooled Constant-Wall-Temperature Tanks


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    Conference:

    December 2022 Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force (JANNAF) Meeting ; 2022 ; Huntsville, AL, US


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English