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3.4.3 Thermal<br />

3.4.3.1 Requirements and design drivers<br />

HMM<br />

Assessment Study<br />

Report: CDF-20(A)<br />

February 2004<br />

page 238 of 422<br />

3.4.3.1.1 TMI<br />

The propellants considered for Trans Mars Injection are liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.<br />

Main requirement is to control the evaporation of these cryogenic liquids during their operational<br />

life service (from launch till the end of the trans Mars injection firing). The requirement is<br />

• to maintain a boil-off (BO) below 70 kg per month for the liquid hydrogen and 430 kg per<br />

month for the liquid oxygen (system requirement)<br />

It is assumed that no orbital servicing capability will be available for refilling (improbable<br />

hypothesis) and that compliance of this requirement can only be done per design.<br />

3.4.3.1.2 MOI and TEI<br />

For both injection, chemical propulsion is retained with the propellant UDMH / NTO<br />

• to maintain the propellant tanks, support structure and tubing above liquid freezing points<br />

(between 0 and 40C with margins)<br />

• to maintain the integrity of the thermal protection if close to the thrusters nozzle<br />

• to optimise the ratio efficiency over mass<br />

3.4.3.2 Assumptions<br />

3.4.3.2.1 TMI<br />

• The envelope sizing of the tanks is based on the Russian launcher Energya capability (80T<br />

and fairing maximum diameter). The mass of the propellants needed depend on the overall<br />

vehicle mass and the number of tanks / stacks is the result of a system level trade-off<br />

provided as an input.<br />

• Maximum life service is estimated at system level on the basis of a possible logistic for the<br />

delivery flights (build up of the assembly).<br />

3.4.3.2.2 Heat loads<br />

Cryogenics lifetime depends on the heat loads absorbed by the vessel, basically the result of the<br />

relative attitude between the vessel, the sun and the planet. Lifetime therefore can be drastically<br />

extended by the choice of suitable orbits (high orbit to reduce Earth radiative load) or specific<br />

orientation of the vessel (low projected surface to sun or planet). The following hypothesis are<br />

done:<br />

• No attitude control capability of the tank. A worst case illumination is assumed (normal<br />

incidence)<br />

• LEO is assumed (500 km) for the assembly (launcher capability)<br />

• Influence of others other tanks and assembly (heat loads per infrared or reflection) is not<br />

considered.

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