A spacecraft propulsion system consisting of two propellant tanks capable of carrying 1900 pounds of hydrazine, six helium pressurant tanks, and twelve five-pound thrusters has been designed and qualified for an orbit transfer and station-keeping mission. The baseline mission imposed a severe power constraint on the thermal control subsystem. Attaining the power goal was complicated by the large size of the propulsion system and the severity of the environments. A thermal design evolved which incorporated the use of high strength, low thermal conductivity titanium struts, multilayer insulation blankets with integral propulsion bay vents, and thermostatically controlled heaters. The ability to maintain all components within required temperature ranges was subsequently verified during thermal balance testing. Based on this testing, the orbital average power consumption of the thermal control subsystem is estimated to be less than 32 watts.


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    Title :

    Thermal design of a large spacecraft propulsion system


    Additional title:

    Thermische Auslegung von Antriebssystemen fuer grosse Raumfahrzeuge


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    AIAA-Papers ; Jul ; 1-6


    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 3 Bilder, 4 Tabellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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