Modeling to evaluate a spacecraft propellant gauging system

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 833-835

  Ambrose, Jay ^a   Yendler, Boris ^a   Collicott, Steven H ^b  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAGING; HYDRAZINE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORBITAL TRANSFER; SATELLITES; SENSORS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

ORBITAL REPLACEMENTS; PROPELLANT MANAGEMENT DEVICE (PMD);

LIQUID PROPELLANTS;

EID: 0034316006     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3642     Document Type: Article

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