NASAs current Mars architectures are assuming the production and storage of 23 tons of liquid oxygen on the surface of Mars over a duration of 500+ days. In order to do this in a mass efficient manner, an energy efficient refrigeration system will be required. Based on previous analysis NASA has decided to do all liquefaction in the propulsion vehicle storage tanks. In order to allow for transient Martian environmental effects, a propellant liquefaction and storage system for a Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) was modeled using Thermal Desktop. The model consisted of a propellant tank containing a broad area cooling loop heat exchanger integrated with a reverse turbo Brayton cryocooler. Cryocooler sizing and performance modeling was conducted using MAV diurnal heat loads and radiator rejection temperatures predicted from a previous thermal model of the MAV. A system was also sized and modeled using an alternative heat rejection system that relies on a forced convection heat exchanger. Cryocooler mass, input power, and heat rejection for both systems were estimated and compared against sizing based on non-transient sizing estimates.


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    Titel :

    Mars Propellant Liquefaction Modeling in Thermal Desktop


    Beteiligte:
    Desai, Pooja (Autor:in) / Hauser, Dan (Autor:in) / Sutherlin, Steven (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    Space Cryogenics Workshop ; 2017 ; Chicago, IL, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    07.07.2017


    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch







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