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Development of No-Vent(TM) liquid hydrogen storage system for space applications.

Author(s) : HABERBUSCH M. S., NGUYEN C. T., STOCHL R. J., et al.

Summary

A number of technological advances required to store and maintain normal-boiling-point and densified cryogenic liquids, including liquid hydrogen, under zero boil-off conditions in-space, for long periods of time, have been developed. These technologies include (1) thermally optimized compact cryogen storage systems that reduce environmental heat leak to the lowest-temperature cryogen, which minimizes cryocooler size and input power, and (2) actively-cooled shields that surround the storage systems and intercept heat leak. The processes and tools used to develop these technologies are discussed. A zero boil-off liquid hydrogen storage system technology demonstrator for validating the actively-cooled shield technology is presented. [Reprinted with permission from Elsevier. Copyright, 2010].

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  • Original title: Development of No-Vent(TM) liquid hydrogen storage system for space applications.
  • Record ID : 2010-1722
  • Languages: English
  • Source: 2009 Space Cryogenics Workshop, Arcadia, USA, June 23-25.
  • Publication date: 2010/09
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cryogenics.2010.02.025

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