Thermodynamic analysis of a demonstration concept for the long-duration storage and transfer of cryogenic propellants |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center, Palo Alto, CA, United States;2. NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA, United States;1. School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 270 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA;2. National Institute of Aerospace, 100 Exploration Way, Hampton, VA 23666, USA;1. School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China;2. State Key Laboratory of Technologies in Space Cryogenic Propellants, Beijing 100028, China;1. Propulsion and Propellants Branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH 44135, United States;2. Turbine Durability, Hot Section Engineering, Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT 06118, United States;3. Fluid Physics Branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH 44135, United States;4. National Center for Space Exploration Research, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH 44135, United States;5. Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States;1. Course of Aerospace Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1, Mizumoto-cho, Muroran, Hokkaido 050-8585, Japan;2. University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo 671-2280, Japan;3. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan;4. The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku 113-8656, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Abstract: | In the development of a concept for an experimental platform for demonstrating technologies associated with the on-orbit handling, transfer and storage of cryogenic propellants, credibility is enhanced with simulations of operations using thermodynamic models. Predictions have further credibility if the modeling technique is verified against simulations of actual cryogenic fuel transfers during ground testing. This paper will demonstrate the capability of simulating the transfer of liquid hydrogen as preformed at NASA’s Glenn Research Center. Results of simulations of an experimental space mission developed at Ball Aerospace will then follow. The mission concept is intended to demonstrate the technologies and storage methodologies for supporting long-term storage and transfer of cryogenic fuels in space. |
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| Keywords: | Cryogenic Propellant Transfer Thermodynamic Analysis |
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