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In-Space Chemical Propulsion System ModelMultiple, new technologies for chemical systems are becoming available and include high temperature rockets, very light propellant tanks and structures, new bipropellant and monopropellant options, lower mass propellant control components, and zero boil off subsystems. Such technologies offer promise of increasing the performance of in-space chemical propulsion for energetic space missions. A mass model for pressure-fed, Earth and space-storable, advanced chemical propulsion systems (ACPS) was developed in support of the NASA MSFC In-Space Propulsion Program. Data from flight systems and studies defined baseline system architectures and subsystems and analyses were formulated for parametric scaling relationships for all ACPS subsystem. The paper will first provide summary descriptions of the approaches used for the systems and the subsystems and then present selected analyses to illustrate use of the model for missions with characteristics of current interest.
Document ID
20050000114
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Byers, David C.
(Science Applications International Corp. Torrance, CA, United States)
Woodcock, Gordon
(Gray Research, Inc. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Benfield, Michael P. J.
(Science Applications International Corp. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
October 27, 2004
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Meeting Information
Meeting: 36th Annual Division for Planetary Science
Location: Louisville, KY
Country: United States
Start Date: November 8, 2004
End Date: November 10, 2004
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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