发明名称 |
Liquid management apparatus for spacecraft |
摘要 |
In a liquid storage tank 10 for use on a spacecraft, a transfer apparatus 15 (comprising gathering vanes 33, an elongate array of fins 32, and a sponge structure formed from panels 31) functions to transfer liquid from the inner surface of the tank 10 to the vicinity of an outlet line 40. A screen 23 is disposed between the panels 31 and the outlet line 40. When wetted with liquid, the screen 23 prevents gas and/or vapor in the tank 10 from passing to the outlet line 40. A perforated plate 22 disposed between the screen 23 and the outlet line 40 causes liquid to pass from the tank 10 to the outlet line 40 in a regular and generally unbroken flow. |
申请公布号 |
US5279323(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1994.01.18 |
申请号 |
US19910810050 |
申请日期 |
1991.12.19 |
申请人 |
LOCKHEED MISSILES & SPACE COMPANY, INC. |
发明人 |
GROVE, R. K.;KING, RONALD W.;L'HEUREUX, JULIE M. |
分类号 |
F17C9/00;F17C13/00;F28D15/04;(IPC1-7):B67D5/54 |
主分类号 |
F17C9/00 |
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