Propellant Expulsion in Unmanned Spacecraft

Abstract

Bladders, diaphragms, and pistons can be used for the positive expulsion of earth storable liquid rocket propellants in free fall (zero-g). Work at JPL on these devices since the 1940's provided a technological background that aided in the development of reliable bladders for use in Ranger and Mariner spacecraft. Current advanced development programs are aimed at providing expulsion technology for future spacecraft.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1966
Accession Number
ADB209604

Entities

People

  • H. B. Stanford
  • R. N. Porter

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Composite Materials
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Liquid Propellants
  • Manufacturing
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Positive Expulsion
  • Pressurization
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Satellites