PRESSUR1ZATION ANALYSIS OF CRYOGENIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS
PRESSUR1ZATION ANALYSIS OF CRYOGENIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS
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DOI:
10.2514/6.2000-3788
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2000-07
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P. Adnani
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P. Adnani
The pressurization behavior of a cryogenic hydrogen tank was analyzed using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The analysis examined the gas-phase thermodynamics of the propellant tank during the prepressurization phase using noncondensable helium, and autogenous pressurization using hydrogen gas during engine operation. The primary purpose of the analysis was to predict the ullage pressure behavior and the amount of pressurization gas necessary to maintain the ullage pressure within the specified band. Results from the analysis were compared to test data obtained at the NASA Lewis Plum Brook Propulsion Research Facility in 1998 for a Boeing Delta III hydrogen-oxygen upper stage vehicle designated as the X-Stage. The model predictions were shown to be in good agreement with the available test data.