CRYOGENIC SOLID OXYGEN STORAGE AND SUBLIMATION INVESTIGATION

Abstract

The use of solid oxygen for storage and supply systems in space applications was studied both analytically and experimentally. The analysis indicated that the use of solid oxygen could provide substantially longer storage times over that obtainable with subcritical and supercritical oxygen. Oxygen transport from the vacuum storage condition of solid oxygen to a condition suitable for breathing was demonstrated experimentally by two methods, vapor transport using cryosorption pumps and solid transport by mechanically moving the solid through a vapor lock. A preliminary analysis of the transport methods indicates that the mechanical system should be the most suitable.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0687852

Entities

People

  • John E. Ahern
  • Truman W. Lawson Jr.

Organizations

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boiling Point
  • Energy Transfer
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Of Fusion
  • Heat Of Vaporization
  • Heat Transfer
  • Latent Heat
  • Phase Transformations
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Specific Heat
  • Sublimation
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermodynamics
  • Transitions
  • Vaporization

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster