Experiences with Pressurized Discharge of Liquid Oxygen from Large Flight Vehicle Propellant Tanks

Nein, M. E.; Head, R. R.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4757-0531-7_30

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“…Other references 7,[16][17][18]23,26,28,30 contain discussion about horizontal ullage gas temperature. In References 23 and 28, general statements that temperatures were found to have small variations in radial directions from the tank vertical axis are made, but no further data or information is presented.…”

Section: Horizontal Temperature Gradients In Ullage Gas Regionmentioning

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A History of Collapse Factor Modeling and Empirical Data for Cryogenic Propellant Tanks

Dequay

Hodge

2010

46th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference &Amp;amp; Exhibit

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One of the major technical problems associated with cryogenic liquid propellant systems used to supply rocket engines and their subassemblies and components is the phenomenon of propellant tank pressurant and ullage gas collapse. This collapse is mainly caused by heat transfer from ullage gas to tank walls and interfacing propellant, which are both at temperatures well below those of this gas. Mass transfer between ullage gas and cryogenic propellant can also occur and have minor to significant secondary effects that can increase or decrease ullage gas collapse. Pressurant gas is supplied into cryogenic propellant tanks in order to initially pressurize these tanks and then maintain required pressures as propellant is expelled from these tanks. The net effect of pressurant and ullage gas collapse is increased total mass and mass flow rate requirements of pressurant gases. For flight vehicles this leads to significant and undesirable weight penalties. For rocket engine component and subassembly ground test facilities this results in significantly increased facility hardware, construction, and operational costs. "Collapse Factor" is a parameter used to quantify the pressurant and ullage gas collapse. Accurate prediction of collapse factors, through analytical methods and modeling tools, and collection and evaluation of collapse factor data has evolved over the years since the start of space exploration programs in the 1950's. Through the years, numerous documents have been published to preserve results of studies associated with the collapse factor phenomenon. This paper presents a summary and selected details of prior literature that document the aforementioned studies. Additionally other literature that present studies and results of heat and mass transfer processes, related to or providing important insights or analytical methods for the studies of collapse factor, are presented.

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Section: Horizontal Temperature Gradients In Ullage Gas Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%