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Nasa flexible screen propellant management device (pmd) demonstration with cryogenic liquid
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Bakke, Victor Wollen, Mark Baker Sr., James |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | While evaluating various options for liquid methane and liquid oxygen propellant management for lunar missions, Innovative Engineering Solutions (IES) conceived the flexible screen device as a potential simple alternative to conventional propellant management devices (PMD). An apparatus was designed and fabricated to test flexible screen devices in liquid nitrogen. After resolution of a number of issues (discussed in detail in the paper), a fine mesh screen (325 by 2300 wires per inch) spring return assembly was successfully tested. No significant degradation in the screen bubble point was observed either due to the screen stretching process or due to cyclic fatigue during testing. An estimated 30 to 50 deflection cycles, and approximately 3 to 5 thermal cycles, were performed on the final screen specimen, prior to and between formally recorded testing. These cycles included some "abusive" pressure cycling, where gas or liquid was driven through the screen at rates that produced differential pressures across the screen of several times the bubble point pressure. No obvious performance degradation or other changes were observed over the duration of testing. In summary, it is felt by the author that these simple tests validated the feasibility of the flexible screen PMD concept for use with cryogenic propellants. |
| File Size | 2008742 |
| Page Count | 29 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20120008527 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8dg1r19t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2012-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Methane Fabrication Propellants Liquefied Gases Liquid Oxygen Liquid Nitrogen Cryogenics Estimating Cryogenic Rocket Propellants Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
