APPLICATION OF GAS EXPANSION TO FLUID CIRCULATION DEVICES IN MANNED SPACE ASSEMBLIES

Abstract

The power required to circulate fluids for various pressure drops and flow rates, and the power obtained from isentropic expansion of habitable gases for manned space assembly application have been investigated. The results demonstrate the feasibility of using habitable gases, stored under pressure, as potential energy sources to power fluid circulation devices. These findings indicate that significant weight savings can be obtained using the gas expansion technique to furnish the required power of fluid circulation as compared to using other power sources, such as batteries.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0616699

Entities

People

  • D. A. Keating

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adiabatic Processes
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Assembly
  • Biomedical Research
  • Energy
  • Enthalpy
  • Enthalpy Changes
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Flow Rate
  • Fluid Flow
  • High Pressure
  • Mass
  • Mass Flow
  • Potential Energy
  • Specific Heat

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Electrical Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster