Cryogenic Boil-Off Reduction System

被引:8
|
作者
Plachta, David W. [1 ]
Guzik, Monica C. [1 ]
机构
[1] NASA, Glenn Res Ctr, Cleveland, OH 44135 USA
基金
美国国家航空航天局;
关键词
Self-supporting multi-layer insulation; Reverse turbo-Brayton cycle cryocooler; Zero boil-off; Cryogenic propellant storage;
D O I
10.1016/j.cryogenics.2013.12.006
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号
摘要
A computational model of the cryogenic boil-off reduction system being developed by NASA as part of the Cryogenic Propellant Storage and Transfer technology maturation project has been applied to a range of propellant storage tanks sizes for high-performing in-space cryogenic propulsion applications. This effort focuses on the scaling of multi-layer insulation (MLI), cryocoolers, broad area cooling shields, radiators, solar arrays, and tanks for liquid hydrogen propellant storage tanks ranging from 2 to 10 m in diameter. Component scaling equations were incorporated into the Cryogenic Analysis Tool, a spreadsheet-based tool used to perform system-level parametric studies. The primary addition to the evolution of this updated tool is the integration of a scaling method for reverse turbo-Brayton cycle cryocoolers, as well as the development and inclusion of Self-Supporting Multi-Layer Insulation. Mass, power, and sizing relationships are traded parametrically to establish the appropriate loiter period beyond which this boil-off reduction system application reduces mass. The projected benefit compares passive thermal control to active thermal control, where active thermal control is evaluated for reduced boil-off with a 90 K shield, zero boil-off with a single heat interception stage at the tank wall, and zero boil-off with a second interception stage at a 90 K shield. Parametric studies show a benefit over passive storage at loiter durations under one month, in addition to showing a benefit for two-stage zero boil-off in terms of reducing power and mass as compared to single stage zero boil-off. Furthermore, active cooling reduces the effect of varied multi-layer insulation performance, which, historically, has been shown to be significant. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
引用
收藏
页码:62 / 67
页数:6
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] Cryogenic propellant boil-off reduction system
    Plachta, D. W.
    Christie, R. J.
    Carlberg, E.
    Feller, J. R.
    [J]. ADVANCES IN CRYOGENIC ENGINEERING, VOLS 53A AND 53B, 2008, 985 : 1457 - +
  • [2] Analysis of continuous heat exchangers for cryogenic boil-off reduction
    Feller, J. R.
    Kashani, A.
    Helvensteign, B. P. M.
    Salerno, L. J.
    Kittel, P.
    Plachte, D.
    Christie, R.
    Carlberg, E.
    [J]. ADVANCES IN CRYOGENIC ENGINEERING, VOLS 53A AND 53B, 2008, 985 : 401 - +
  • [3] REDUCING BOIL-OFF FROM CRYOGENIC LIQUIDS
    不详
    [J]. CRYOGENICS, 1971, 11 (01) : 85 - &
  • [4] Experimental and numerical investigation of the influences of sloshing motion on the change in boil-off gas/boil-off rate in a cryogenic liquid tank
    Jeon, Gyu-Mok
    Jeong, Se-Min
    Park, Jong-Chun
    [J]. OCEAN ENGINEERING, 2024, 298
  • [5] Numerical modeling of propellant boil-off in a cryogenic storage tank
    Majumdar, A. K.
    Steadman, T. E.
    Maroney, J. L.
    Sass, J. P.
    Fesmire, J. E.
    [J]. ADVANCES IN CRYOGENIC ENGINEERING, VOLS 53A AND 53B, 2008, 985 : 1507 - +
  • [6] Zero boil-off system testing
    Plachta, D. W.
    Johnson, W. L.
    Feller, J. R.
    [J]. CRYOGENICS, 2016, 74 : 88 - 94
  • [7] Theory to boil-off gas cooled shields for cryogenic storage vessels
    Hofmann, A
    [J]. CRYOGENICS, 2004, 44 (03) : 159 - 165
  • [8] Experimental evidence of enhanced boil-off in isobaric mobile cryogenic vessels
    Nitin, B.
    Sandilya, Pavitra
    Chakraborty, Goutam
    [J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION, 2023, 150 : 125 - 134
  • [9] Forced convective mixing in a zero boil-off cryogenic storage tank
    Ho, Son H.
    Rahman, Muhammad M.
    [J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, 2012, 37 (13) : 10196 - 10209
  • [10] THEORY BOIL-OFF CALORIMETRY
    JACOBS, RB
    [J]. REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 1964, 35 (07): : 828 - &