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Gravitational and Space Research
Volume 9 (2021): Issue 1 (January 2021)
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Using Tapered Channels to Improve LAD Performance for Cryogenic Fluids: Suborbital Testing Results
Kevin Supak
Kevin Supak
,
Steve Green
Steve Green
and
Amy McCleney
Amy McCleney
| Jun 26, 2021
Gravitational and Space Research
Volume 9 (2021): Issue 1 (January 2021)
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Article Category:
Research Note
Published Online:
Jun 26, 2021
Page range:
115 - 120
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2478/gsr-2021-0009
Keywords
Cryogenic propellant
,
Cryogenic storage
,
Propellant transfer
,
Propellant management device
,
Liquid acquisition device
© 2021 Kevin Supak et al., published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.
Figure 1
Liquid acquisition device illustration for storable propellants.
Figure 2
Tapered liquid acquisition device concept for cryogenic propellants.
Figure 3
Photograph of bubble migration in a tapered liquid acquisition device.
Figure 4
Ground test data for a 5° tapered liquid acquisition device.
Figure 5
Photograph of the tapered liquid acquisition devices for the first flight experiment.
Figure 6
Microgravity test data as compared with ground test data.
Figure 7
Photograph of the tapered liquid acquisition devices for the second flight experiment.