Micro-rib is an efficient heat transfer enhancement method for supercritical fuel in the
regenerative cooling channel of advanced aero-engines. The endothermic hydrocarbon fuel …

Future cryogenic propulsion systems will require efficient methods to chill down transfer
lines and propellant tanks prior to transfer of propellant while in space. When chilling down …

The enabling of in-space cryogenic engines and cryogenic fuel depots for future manned
and robotic space exploration missions begins with technology development of advanced …

This paper is the first of a two-part series that presents experimental data and analysis on
the liquid nitrogen quenching heat transfer process of a stainless-steel tube with an inner …

Traditionally, a cryogenic tank must be pre-chilled to some “target” temperature before the
main vent valve can be closed to attempt a non-vented fill (NVF) of cryogenic liquid …

Currently, there is considerable interest in constitutive relations for accurate heat transfer
prediction during cryogenic feed line chill-down to optimize the cryogen requirement and …

The extension of human space exploration from a low earth orbit to a high earth orbit, then to
Moon, Mars, and possibly asteroids is NASA's biggest challenge for the new millennium …

Closure models for transient cryogenic quench flow boiling heat transfer prediction are
finding significant attention to support the design of energy-efficient, cost-effective, and …

Future cryogenic vehicle requires a fast propellant fueling as well as a rapid pipeline
quenching operation. In the present study, a novel interior micro-fin tube concept, with a …

In this study, a novel model was developed to accurately determine the optimum thickness of
a low-thermal-conductivity coating layer applied on a stainless steel flat plate resulting in the …