Propellant Conditioning

Propellant Conditioning is a critical process within liquid rocket engine propellant feed systems that prepares cryogenic or temperature-sensitive propellants for injection by adjusting their thermal and physical state to ensure stable flow, prevent cavitation, and maintain optimal performance of turbopumps and combustion chambers.

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1.1K

Citations

157

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2017–2026

Parents

Liquid Rocket EnginesPropellant Feed Systems

Publications

In-orbit demonstration of an iodine electric propulsion system

Dmytro Rafalskyi, Javier Martínez Martínez, Lui Habl et al. · Nature · 2021 · 169 citations · Full text

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics +17

Rocket propellant and pressurization systems

Journal of the Franklin Institute · 1964 · 78 citations

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +14

Preliminary tests on thermal ignition of ADN-based liquid monopropellants

Marius Wilhelm, Michele Negri, Helmut Ciezki et al. · Acta Astronautica · 2018 · 61 citations · Full text

Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +16

Investigations on thermodynamic phenomena of the active-pressurization process of a cryogenic propellant tank

C. B. Ludwig, Michael Dreyer · Cryogenics · 2014 · 57 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics +16

Management of cryogenic propellants in a full scale orbiting space vehicle

J. A. Berns, R. Brun, R. F. Lacovic et al. · NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) · 1968 · 45 citations · Full text

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +15

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Authors

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David W. Plachta
Glenn Research Center, United States
2 publications · 48 citations
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Kurt A. Polzin
Marshall Space Flight Center, United States
2 publications · 32 citations
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Yue Wu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
1 publications · 12 citations
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Hideto Kawashima
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan
1 publications · 23 citations
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Robert N. Miyake
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States
1 publications · 10 citations
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Cryogenics
4 publications · 116 citations
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NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Repository · 2 publications · 34 citations
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)
Repository · 2 publications · 64 citations
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AIAA Journal
2 publications · 34 citations
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Sensors and Actuators A Physical
1 publications · 43 citations
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