Development progress, external tank for the Space Shuttle Main Propulsion System
Abstract
Attention is given to the design parameters of the LH2/LO2 system in a description of the development of the external tank for the Space Shuttle Main Propulsion System (MPS). Design and functional changes for the MPS are reviewed, including: improvement of the vibroacoustic environment through the adaptation of a two-stage pilot to the existing basic valve design, a redesign of the GH2 vent line to accommodate increased deflections and loads, and the minimization of ice formation through slide joint insulation. The anti-geyser splash plate for the LO2 system is outlined in terms of fuel flow parameters under varying conditions of temperature and pressure, and test results for individual components are presented.
- Publication:
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Society of Automotive Engineers
- Pub Date:
- July 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978auep.conf.....N
- Keywords:
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- External Tanks;
- Ground Tests;
- Propulsion System Configurations;
- Spacecraft Design;
- Design Analysis;
- Geysers;
- Liquid Oxygen;
- Propellant Transfer;
- Static Firing;
- Structural Vibration;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles