A new prototype of self-pressurizing fuel tank for micro and nano-satellites

doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2008.09.012

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	A new prototype of self-pressurizing fuel tank for micro and nano-satellites
	Cen, J. W.1,2; Xu, J. L.1
	2009-02-01
发表期刊	ACTA ASTRONAUTICA
ISSN	0094-5765
卷号	64 期号:4 页码:410-415
通讯作者	xujl@ms.giec.ac.cn
摘要	To increase effective load, light-weight micro-propulsion system is necessary for micro-satellites. Traditional propulsion systems including large and heavy high-pressure vessels are difficult to be scaled down to fulfill the demand of micro-satellites. In this article, a novel self-pressurizing fuel tank without high-pressure gas vessel is proposed. When some liquid propellant is consumed, pressure is compensated with CO(2) released by heating NH(4)HCO(3) powder in the fuel tank. Comparing with other types of self-pressurizing liquid fuel tank, a gas generator with special and simple structure was designed to stop or continue the NH(4)HCO(3) decomposition reaction easily, and consumed a small amount of energy to heat the powder effectively. Performance tests showed that this new prototype is very suitable for micro-thrusters. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
文章类型	Article
其他摘要	To increase effective load, light-weight micro-propulsion system is necessary for micro-satellites. Traditional propulsion systems including large and heavy high-pressure vessels are difficult to be scaled down to fulfill the demand of micro-satellites. In this article, a novel self-pressurizing fuel tank without high-pressure gas vessel is proposed. When some liquid propellant is consumed, pressure is compensated with CO2 released by heating NH4HCO3 powder in the fuel tank. Comparing with other types of self-pressurizing liquid fuel tank, a gas generator with special and simple structure was designed to stop or continue the NH4HCO3 decomposition reaction easily, and consumed a small amount of energy to heat the powder effectively. Performance tests showed that this new prototype is very suitable for micro-thrusters.
关键词	Micro-propulsion System Micro-satellite Self-pressurizing Liquid Fuel Tank
WOS标题词	Science & Technology ; Technology
DOI	10.1016/j.actaastro.2008.09.012
研究领域[WOS]	Engineering
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收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS类目	Engineering, Aerospace
WOS记录号	WOS:000262868700003
引用统计	被引频次：2[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.giec.ac.cn/handle/344007/3370
专题	中国科学院广州能源研究所
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Guangzhou Inst Energy Convers, Micro Energy Syst Lab, Guangzhou 510640, Peoples R China 2.Univ Sci & Technol China, Dept Thermal Sci & Energy Engn, Hefei 230026, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Cen, J. W.,Xu, J. L.. A new prototype of self-pressurizing fuel tank for micro and nano-satellites[J]. ACTA ASTRONAUTICA,2009,64(4):410-415.
APA	Cen, J. W.,&Xu, J. L..(2009).A new prototype of self-pressurizing fuel tank for micro and nano-satellites.ACTA ASTRONAUTICA,64(4),410-415.
MLA	Cen, J. W.,et al."A new prototype of self-pressurizing fuel tank for micro and nano-satellites".ACTA ASTRONAUTICA 64.4(2009):410-415.

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