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<strong>Space</strong> <strong>Propulsion</strong><br />

Example 8: Limit-Cycle Operation<br />

A spacecraft with 112.5 kg.m 2 inertia uses 5N thruster pairs mounted at a radius of 0.5 m from<br />

the center of mass. For limit-cycle control to Θ L = 0.5 deg (0.008727 rad), what is the propellant<br />

consumption rate if I sp is 1900 m/s, the pulse duration is 30 ms, and there are no external<br />

torques. ?<br />

t<br />

4IvΘL<br />

4*112,5*0,008727<br />

= 2Pw<br />

+ = 0.06 +<br />

= 0,06 + 26,181 26,241 [ s]<br />

time for 1 cycle<br />

nFLP 2*5*0,5*0,030<br />

cy<br />

=<br />

w<br />

nFPw<br />

2*5* 0.03<br />

m<br />

p , cy<br />

= 2 = 2 = 0.00032 [ kg / cycle]<br />

= 0,32 [ g / cycle]<br />

propellant consumed per cycle<br />

I 1900<br />

sp<br />

• m<br />

p,<br />

cy 0,00032<br />

−5<br />

m<br />

p<br />

= = ≅ 1.2x10<br />

[ kg / s]<br />

= 1.037<br />

t 26,241<br />

cy<br />

[ kg / day]<br />

average propellant<br />

consumption rate

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