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    Tethered Orbital Refueling Study

    Tethered Orbital Refueling Study


    One of the major applications of the space station will be to act as a refueling depot for cryogenic-fueled space-based orbital transfer vehicles (OTV), Earth-storable fueled orbit maneuvering vehicles, and refurbishable satellite spacecraft using hydrazine. One alternative for fuel storage at the space station is a tethered orbital refueling facility (TORF), separated from the space station by a sufficient distance to induce a gravity gradient force that settles the stored fuels. The technical feasibility was examined with the primary focus on the refueling of LO2/LH2 orbital transfer vehicles. Also examined was the tethered facility on the space station. It was compared to a zero-gravity facility. A tethered refueling facility should be considered as a viable alternative to a zero-gravity facility if the zero-gravity fluid transfer technology, such as the propellant management device and no vent fill, proves to be difficult to develop with the required performance.

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    Tethered Orbital Refueling Study

    Beteiligte:
    D. A. Fester (Autor:in) / L. K. Rudolph (Autor:in) / E. R. Kiefel (Autor:in) / P. W. Abbott (Autor:in) / P. Grossrode (Autor:in)
    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1986

    Format / Umfang :

    150 pages

    Medientyp :

    Report

    Format :

    Keine Angabe

    Sprache :

    Englisch

    Schlagwörter :

    Astronautics , Cryogenic fluid storage , Orbital space stations , Propellant transfer , Refueling , Structural design criteria , Tethering , Tetherlines , Cost analysis , Fuel tanks , Orbit transfer vehicles , Orbital maneuvering vehicles , Reduced gravity

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