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Stratification calculations in a heated cryogenic oxygen storage tank at zero gravity
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Smith, G. L. Shuttles, J. T. |
| Copyright Year | 1971 |
| Description | A cylindrical one-dimensional model of the Apollo cyrogenic oxygen storage tank has been developed to study the effect of stratification in the tank. Zero gravity was assumed, and only the thermally induced motions were considered. The governing equations were derived from conservation laws and solved on a digital computer. Realistic thermodynamic and transport properties were used. Calculations were made for a wide range of conditions. The results show the fluid behavior to be dependent on the quantity in the tank or equivalently the bulk fluid temperature. For high quantities (low temperatures) the tank pressure rose rapidly with heat addition, the heater temperature remained low, and significant pressure drop potentials accrued. For low quantities the tank pressure rose more slowly with heat addition and the heater temperature became high. A high degree of stratification resulted for all conditions; however, the stratified region extended appreciably into the tank only for the lowest tank quantity. |
| File Size | 905627 |
| Page Count | 41 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19720016144 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6p02xn7g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1971-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Conferences Liquid Oxygen Cryogenic Fluid Storage Mathematical Models Weightlessness Propellant Tanks Stratification Apollo Spacecraft Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |