This paper covers the design, thermal testing and flight experiences with the computer-controlled thermostats on the propulsion line heaters. Flight experience revealed heater control behavior with propellant loaded into the system and during thruster firings that was not observable during system level testing. Explanations of flight behavior, lessons learned, and suggestions for improvement of the propellant line heater design are presented in this paper.


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    Titel :

    Thermal Design and Flight Experience of the Mars Exploration Rover Spacecraft Computer-Controlled, Propulsion Line Heaters


    Beteiligte:
    Novak, Keith S. (Autor:in) / Kinsella, Gary M (Autor:in) / Krylo, Robert J. (Autor:in) / Sunada, Eric T. (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    4th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES) ; 2004 ; Colorado Springs, CO, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    19.07.2004


    Medientyp :

    Preprint


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch