Propellant preservation using re-liquefiers

Cryogenics

Volumn 41, Issue 11-12, 2001, Pages 841-844

  Kittel, Peter ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term storage; Space cryogenics; Zero boiloff

Indexed keywords

CLOSED CYCLE MACHINERY; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); COOLING; CRYOGENICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; RECUPERATORS; SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; THERMAL LOAD;

PROPELLANT PRESERVATION; RE LIQUEFIERS; SPACE CRYOGENICS;

PROPELLANTS;

EID: 0035520710     PISSN: 00112275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-2275(01)00165-5     Document Type: Article

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