Aeronautics and astronautics – Spacecraft – With fuel system details
Patent
1992-03-11
1994-01-18
Huppert, Michael S.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Spacecraft
With fuel system details
244163, 244162, B64G 140, B64G 148
Patent
active
052794849
ABSTRACT:
A manned space vehicle is described whose altitude control is achieved by constant drag compensation through the action of low level thrusters. The space vehicle include a low pressure electrolyzer that generates hydrogen and oxygen from water in a mass ratio of eight parts of oxygen to one part hydrogen. Oxygen and hydrogen from the electrolyzer are fed to the low level thrusters, with the oxygen proportion being reduced to limit thruster degradation. A life support system employs the excess oxygen from the electrolyzer and extracts carbon dioxide from the atmosphere of the vehicle. The extracted carbon dioxide is fed to the low level thrusters. The carbon dioxide enters into the combustion process with the oxygen and hydrogen, providing additional oxygen to the process and serving as a diluent to reduce the combustion temperature.
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Moseley Victor A.
Zimmermann Frank S.
Bidwell Anne E.
Huppert Michael S.
Loral Aerospace Corporation
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