Kerosene Cooling System
Launch facility kerosene pre-cooling system (85 t storage, -196 °C coolant, -3 °C kerosene min temperature) for LV stage propellant conditioning.
Technical specifications
- Purpose
- Kerosene cooling for LV propellant conditioning units
- Development start
- 2002
- Guaranteed service life, years
- 2
- Estimated production/delivery time
- 48 months (new) / 12 months (refurbished)
- Flight qualification
- No
- Customization
- No
- Storage capacity, t
- 85
- Coolant temperature, °C
- -196 (liquid nitrogen)
- Minimum kerosene cooling temperature, °C
- -3
- Components
- Tanks, pumping equipment, pipelines, valves, control means
- TRL
- 9
About
The Kerosene Cooling System is intended for cooling down kerosene in launch vehicle propellant supply units. It uses liquid nitrogen at -196 °C as coolant to reduce kerosene temperature to a minimum of -3 °C, with 85 t storage capacity. The system consists of tanks, pumping equipment, pipelines, valves, and control means. Development started 2002; guaranteed service life 2 years; production/delivery time 48 months new, 12 months refurbished. Not flight qualified. Not customizable.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
