Accession Number:

AD0847347

Title:

Review of Instrumentation for Centaur Fuel Tank Boil-Off and Vent Quality Measurements

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

GENERAL DYNAMICS/ASTRONAUTICS SAN DIEGO CA

Personal Author(s):

• Merino, F.

Report Date:

1962-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

25.0

Abstract:

It is important to determine the total quantity of hydrogen which will be vented from the fuel tank during the parking orbit transfer ellipse of a Centaur mission. The vented fluid represents payload loss and, therefore, reduction of performance.

Descriptors:

• *LIQUID ROCKET PROPELLANTS
• *LAUNCH VEHICLES
• OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
• DETECTORS
• LIQUIDS
• HYDROGEN
• QUALITY CONTROL
• LIQUID PROPELLANT ROCKET ENGINES
• INSTRUMENTATION
• PROPELLANT TANKS
• TRANSFER TRAJECTORIES
• VENTING
• PARKING ORBIT TRAJECTORIES
• HEAT TRANSFER
• MEASUREMENT

Subject Categories:

• Liquid Rocket Propellants
• Ground Support Systems and Facilities for Space Vehicles

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE