RCS Propellant Tank Thermostat Test.

RCS Propellant Tank Thermostat Test.

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Abstract:

The propellant and oxidizer tanks of the Gemini B Reentry Control System incorporate thermostatically controlled heaters to maintain their temperature within prescribed limits. Tests were performed to develop a method to verify operation of the thermostats while the tanks are installed in the spacecraft. The tests showed that the thermostats can be cooled to actuation temperature in four minutes or less using cold nitrogen gas or a mixture of Freon 12 and nitrogen. Author

Author(s):

No Author(s) Identified

Author Organization(s):

MCDONNELL CO ST LOUIS MO

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Pagination:

0016

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:

Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR

Identifying Numbers

Report Number(s):

058-AWC.02

Contract/Grant Number(s):

F04695-67-C-0023

Subject Terms

Communities of Interest:

Space

Descriptor(s):

*THERMOSTATS, PROPELLANT TANKS, FLUORINATED HYDROCARBONS, NITROGEN

Field(s)/Group(s):

Ground Support Systems and Facilities for Space Vehicles, Manned Spacecraft

Keyword(s):

GEMINI, *GEMINI B PROJECT, *MANNED ORBITING LABORATORIES, *MOL(MANNED ORBITING LABORATORIES)

Report Date:

1968 May 23