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The zero boil-off tank experiment contributions to the development of cryogenic fluid management
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Chato, David J. Kassemi, Mohammad |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Description | The Zero Boil-Off Technology (ZBOT) Experiment involves performing a small scale ISS experiment to study tank pressurization and pressure control in microgravity. The ZBOT experiment consists of a vacuum jacketed test tank filled with an inert fluorocarbon simulant liquid. Heaters and thermo-electric coolers are used in conjunction with an axial jet mixer flow loop to study a range of thermal conditions within the tank. The objective is to provide a high quality database of low gravity fluid motions and thermal transients which will be used to validate Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) modeling. This CFD can then be used in turn to predict behavior in larger systems with cryogens. This paper will discuss the current status of the ZBOT experiment as it approaches its flight to installation on the International Space Station, how its findings can be scaled to larger and more ambitious cryogenic fluid management experiments, as well as ideas for follow-on investigations using ZBOT like hardware to study other aspects of cryogenic fluid management. |
| File Size | 2186897 |
| Page Count | 20 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20160000335 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t52g2qx5k |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2015-06-24 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Fluid Management Microgravity Propellant Storage Fuel Tank Pressurization Computational Fluid Dynamics Jet Flow Vacuum Tests Cryogenic Fluids Dynamic Models Evaporation Fluorocarbons Mixers Axial Flow Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Presentation |