Orbital Fueling Architectures Leveraging Commercial Launch Vehicles for More Affordable Human Exploration

Orbital Fueling Architectures Leveraging Commercial Launch Vehicles for More Affordable Human Exploration

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Main Author: Tiffin, Daniel Joseph
Language:English
Published: Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK 2020
Subjects:
Aerospace Engineering
refueling orbital fueling tanker NASA architecture in-space concept design propellant transfer mission campaign human mars moon lunar launch vehicle hybrid electric cryogenic propulsion reuse depot lander transportation cost improve fuel halo logistics
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1575590285930015
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-case15755902859300152021-08-03T07:13:36Z Orbital Fueling Architectures Leveraging Commercial Launch Vehicles for More Affordable Human Exploration Tiffin, Daniel Joseph Aerospace Engineering refueling orbital fueling tanker NASA architecture in-space concept design propellant transfer mission campaign human mars moon lunar launch vehicle hybrid electric cryogenic propulsion reuse depot lander transportation cost improve fuel halo logistics To fuel transportation systems, there exists an opportunity to reduce launch costs by an order of magnitude by launching the necessary propellant on existing commercial launch vehicles (CLVs). This research analyzed various architectures that deliver propellant to near-rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO). An automated tool was developed and utilized to rapidly trade architectures. First-order results indicate many feasible architecture options exist for commercially launched propellant. Active cryogenic fluid management (CFM) tankers were shown to have negligible improvements over passive tankers that rendezvous with a reusable (active CFM) bus. CLV long-duration upper stages deliver more propellant than ZBO tankers if, on average, tanker inert mass is greater than 51% of the CLV usable payload. “Topping-off” long-duration upper stages with propellant in LEO permits a mean of 13 metric tons per launch delivered to NRHO. Reusable tugs were shown to increase delivered propellant per launch by 180% on average. 2020-01-28 English text Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1575590285930015 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1575590285930015 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Aerospace Engineering
refueling orbital fueling tanker NASA architecture in-space concept design propellant transfer mission campaign human mars moon lunar launch vehicle hybrid electric cryogenic propulsion reuse depot lander transportation cost improve fuel halo logistics
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refueling orbital fueling tanker NASA architecture in-space concept design propellant transfer mission campaign human mars moon lunar launch vehicle hybrid electric cryogenic propulsion reuse depot lander transportation cost improve fuel halo logistics
Tiffin, Daniel Joseph
Orbital Fueling Architectures Leveraging Commercial Launch Vehicles for More Affordable Human Exploration
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title Orbital Fueling Architectures Leveraging Commercial Launch Vehicles for More Affordable Human Exploration
title_short Orbital Fueling Architectures Leveraging Commercial Launch Vehicles for More Affordable Human Exploration
title_full Orbital Fueling Architectures Leveraging Commercial Launch Vehicles for More Affordable Human Exploration
title_fullStr Orbital Fueling Architectures Leveraging Commercial Launch Vehicles for More Affordable Human Exploration
title_full_unstemmed Orbital Fueling Architectures Leveraging Commercial Launch Vehicles for More Affordable Human Exploration
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publishDate 2020
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