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Title
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Subcritical Liquid Oxygen Storage and Supply System for Use in Weightless Environments
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Date
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1967
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Index Abstract
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Not Available
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Photo Quality
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Complete
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Report Number
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AMRL TR 66-178
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Creator
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Lundeen, H. Robert
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Corporate Author
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Bendix Corporation
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Laboratory
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Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories
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Extent
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69
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Identifier
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AD0655359
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Access Rights
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Distribution of this document is unlimited
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Distribution Classification
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1
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Contract
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AF 33(615)-2308
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DoD Project
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6373
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DoD Task
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637302
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DTIC Record Exists
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No
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Distribution Change Authority Correspondence
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None
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Distribution Conflict
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No
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Abstract
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A subcritical liquid oxygen storage and supply system for use in weightless environments was designed, combining the properties of the capillary-wick to displace gas phase from a two-phase mixture, thus assuring liquid phase delivery, with the dominant surface tension forces which cause liquid phase to accumulate at the periphery and gas phase to locate at the center of a spherical container in a weightless environment. A 10-liter prototype unit was fabricated based on these concepts. The complete system includes, in addition to the storage container, associated temperature, pressure, acceleration, and strain sensors to monitor system performance in weightless conditions. Liquid phase delivery from the pressure vessel has been demonstrated by the oxygen-nitrogen mixed gas test technique. The testing program conducted on the prototype unit gave every indication that the design concept is satisfactory for weightless operation.
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Report Availability
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Full text available
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Date Issued
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1967-04
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Provenance
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RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine
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Type
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report
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Format
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1 online resource
AMRLTR66-178.pdf