A cryogenic thruster assembly including: a reignitable main thruster; a first cryogenic tank connected to the main thruster to feed the main thruster with a first propellant; a first gas tank; at least one settling thruster; and a first feed circuit for feeding the first gas tank. The feed circuit of the first gas tank is connected to the first cryogenic tank and includes a heat exchanger for using heat given off by the at least one settling thruster to vaporize a liquid flow of the first propellant as extracted from the first cryogenic tank to feed the first gas tank with the first propellant in the gaseous state. A method feeds the first gas tank with the first propellant in the gaseous state.
ENSEMBLE PROPULSIF CRYOGÉNIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ D'ALIMENTATION D'UN RÉSERVOIR D'UN TEL ENSEMBLE
KRYOGENISCHE SCHUBANORDNUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERSORGUNG EINES RESERVOIRS EINER SOLCHEN ANORDNUNG
CRYOGENIC PROPULSIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FEEDING A TANK OF SUCH A SYSTEM
2018-01-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
French
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