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The nasa cryogenic fluid management technology program plan
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | McIntyre, Stanley D. Faddoul, James R. |
| Copyright Year | 1991 |
| Description | During the past three decades, NASA has been designing and using large quantities of cryogenic fluids for propulsion system propellants, coolants for experiments, and for environmental control systems. As a consequence, an erroneous conclusion has been drawn that the technology exists for using large quantities of cryogens in space for long periods of time. The attempt here is to dispel that myth and to present the technology needs that require development in order to support the NASA programs of the future. A NASA program, developed through the impetus of the Marshall Space Flight Center and the Lewis Research Center and supported by all NASA centers is outlined. The current state of the art is discussed along with specific needs for near future missions. Then, using the Space Exploration Initiative mission set, cost/benefit projections are made for the development of advanced cryogenic fluid management techniques. Earth based and space based test programs are discussed relative to the technology requirements for liquid storage, supply, and transfer for fluid transfer and advanced instrumentation. |
| File Size | 1412103 |
| Page Count | 26 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19910022847 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5bc8w81x |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1991-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Propellant Storage Nasa Programs Cryogenic Equipment Fluid Management Spaceborne Experiments Cryogenic Fluids Environmental Control Management Methods Ground Tests Propellants Liquid Oxygen Liquid Nitrogen Cryogenic Fluid Storage Cryogenics Propulsion Coolants Project Planning Space Exploration Microgravity Propellant Transfer Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
