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. 2024 Jun 6;10:65. doi: 10.1038/s41526-024-00403-6

Table 4.

CHV tank chilldown efficiency in microgravity

Case CHV, 3-s CHARGE, 17-s HOLD Total Spray Mass Consumed, Mcoolant, kg Efficiency, %
1. Continuous flow, 40 PSIG (275.6 kPag) 0.8820 39.49
2. Continuous flow, 70 PSIG (482.3 kPag) 2.0464 24.80
3. Pulse flow, 2 s/50%, 70 PSIG (275.6 kPag) 1.9431 26.31
4. Continuous flow, 100 PSIG (689 kPag) 2.8314 20.40