Fluid handling – Diverse fluid containing pressure systems – Fluid separating traps or vents
Patent
1978-07-11
1979-09-25
Cohan, Alan
Fluid handling
Diverse fluid containing pressure systems
Fluid separating traps or vents
137590, 137574, 137576, 137209, 244135R, B64D 3722
Patent
active
041687183
ABSTRACT:
A passive propellant acquisition and feed system is disclosed which will acquire and feed gas-free propellant in low or zero-g environments during orbital maneuvers which will also retain this propellant under high axially directed acceleration such as may be experienced during launch of a space vehicle and orbit-to-orbit transfers wherein the propellant system includes a dual compartment propellant tank with independent surface tension acquisition channels in each compartment to provide gas-free flow of pressurized liquid propellant from one compartment to the other in one direction only.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3202160 (1965-08-01), Barger
patent: 3744738 (1973-07-01), Howard
patent: 4013072 (1977-03-01), Jess
Frosch Robert A. Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Hess Donald A.
Jacobs Virgil L.
Regnier William W.
Beumer Joseph H.
Cohan Alan
Manning John R.
Wofford, Jr. L. D.
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