A sounding rocket experiment to control boiling by means of acoustic waves

Quintana Buil, Guillem; Garcia Sabaté, Anna; Batlle, Sergi; López, Gabriel; Sierra, Víctor; Casas Piedrafita, Óscar; González Cinca, Ricardo

doi:10.1007/s12217-018-9656-z

View/Open

RGSoundingrocket.pdf (503,8Kb)

View Usage Statistics

Cita com:

Show full item record

Quintana Buil, Guillem

Casas Piedrafita, Óscar

González Cinca, Ricardo

Document typeArticle

Defense date2018-01-01

Rights accessOpen Access

Abstract

One of the most critical issues when considering long-term space exploration missions is the management and storage of cryogenic propellants. The exposure of storage tanks to radiation and extreme temperatures implies the need of efficient technologies to counteract their effects on the fuel. A potentially dangerous effect for spacecraft operations is the generation of vapor bubbles in cryogenic propellants. We present an experimental setup and procedure to mature a technology based on acoustic waves to control boiling in microgravity.

CitationQuintana, G., Garcia-Sabaté, A., Batlle, S., López, G., Sierra, V., Casas, O., Gonzalez, R. A sounding rocket experiment to control boiling by means of acoustic waves. "Microgravity science and technology", 1 Gener 2018.

URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/2117/127301

DOI10.1007/s12217-018-9656-z

ISSN0938-0108

Publisher versionhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12217-018-9656-z

Collections