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WANG Lei, LI Yan-zhong, MA Yuan, XIE Fu-shou. On-orbit refilling technologies and schemes of liquid propellant[J]. Journal of Aerospace Power, 2016, 31(8): 2002-2009. doi: 10.13224/j.cnki.jasp.2016.08.027
Citation: WANG Lei, LI Yan-zhong, MA Yuan, XIE Fu-shou. On-orbit refilling technologies and schemes of liquid propellant[J]. Journal of Aerospace Power, 2016, 31(8): 2002-2009. doi: 10.13224/j.cnki.jasp.2016.08.027
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On-orbit refilling technologies and schemes of liquid propellant

doi: 10.13224/j.cnki.jasp.2016.08.027

  • 1. School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China;

  • 2. State Key Laboratory of Technologies in Space Cryogenic Propellants, Beijing 100028, China

  • Received Date: 2014-11-28
  • Publish Date: 2016-08-28
    Abstract
  • The key technologies associated with propellant on-orbit refilling was summarized whilst the system construction and the refilling procedures were introduced. Moreover, a suggesting research project was proposed for guiding the domestic researches. Several valuable conclusions were drawn as follows: (1) On-orbit gas-liquid separation technology is the basis of the propellant refilling. Membrane and vane tank can be used to separate the gas-liquid phases in a normal-temperature propellant tank, while screen channel liquid acquisition devices (LAD) may be the best choice for the cryogenic propellant tank. (2) Space thermal-insulation and boil-off control technologies must be applied in the on-orbit refilling operation of cryogenic propellant. (3) Venting approach can be used for normal-temperature propellant, and no-vent filling is suggested for the cryogenic propellant. Also, use of thermodynamic venting system (TVS) is beneficial to a larger refilling rate of cryogenic propellant. (4) A research scheme concerning the normal-temperature propellant first and then the cryogenic propellant is suggested in the domestic researches. Simultaneously, the present research platform and the latest research achievements should be referenced.

     

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