Nitrous Oxide Boiler Development for the Dream Chaser® Spacecraft Thermal Control System

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dc.creatorMetts, Jonathan G.
dc.creatorMiller, Stephen W.
dc.creatorJohnson, Jeff
dc.creatorQuinn, Gregory
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-20T20:34:37Z
dc.date.available2014-10-20T20:34:37Z
dc.date.issued2014-07-13
dc.descriptionTucson, Arizona
dc.descriptionJonathan G. Metts, Sierra Nevada Corporation, USA
dc.descriptionStephen W. Miller, Sierra Nevada Corporation, USA
dc.descriptionJeff Johnson, Orbital Technologies (ORBITEC), USA
dc.descriptionGregory Quinn, Hamilton-Sundstrand Space Systems International, USA
dc.descriptionThe 44th International Conference on Environmental Systems was held in Tuscon, Arizona, USA on 13 July 2014 through 17 July 2014.
dc.description.abstractThe Dream Chaser® human spacecraft utilizes excess nitrous oxide propulsion oxidizer as an evaporant to provide heat rejection for the vehicle’s Active Thermal Control System. This capability is provided by a nitrous oxide boiler, currently in development. Performance analysis and test results indicate that a heat exchanger boiling nitrous oxide with a propylene glycol/water coolant fluid can provide the required heat rejection for Dream Chaser while preventing freezing or incomplete phase transition in the boiler unit. Integration of nitrous oxide boiler technology will result in a net system mass savings.en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-692-38220-2
dc.identifier.otherICES-2014-203
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2346/59669
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher44th International Conference on Environmental Systemsen_US
dc.titleNitrous Oxide Boiler Development for the Dream Chaser® Spacecraft Thermal Control Systemen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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