[AR] Re: Fw: Hydrogen / oxygen news

  • From: George Herbert <george.herbert@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 12:08:05 -0700

On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 10:59 AM, Henry Spencer <henry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

>  Given that you want high storage
> pressures to get sizable amounts of gas into small tanks,



Oh?  This is an orbital module, and its RCS, not a launcher or stage.

Isp is only slightly dependent on tank pressure for GOX/GH2.

I would think low pressures and a large inflatable balloon would be nearly
ideal; aluminized mylar?


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-george william herbert
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