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Title:
PROPULSION DEVICE FOR SPACECRAFT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2003227413
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a propulsion device for a spacecraft controlling a temperature of pipes to a predetermined value by the less number of temperature sensors.

A fuel tank 1 and a plurality of thrusters 8 for burning the fuel are connected by fuel pipes 2 through a valve 7 every at the thrusters 8. A plurality of heaters 4 are auxiliarily provided on the fuel pipes 2. A heater control system having a power source 6, a heater control circuit 5 and a temperature sensor 3 and controlling an energization to the heater 4 is provided and dummy pipes 9 having approximately the same thermal characteristic as the fuel pipes 2 and letting no fuel run at the inside is provided. The temperature sensor is auxiliarily provided on the dummy pipes 9, and the heater control circuit 5 commonly and collectively controls a power from the power source 6 fed to the respective heaters 4 by a temperature measurement signal of this temperature sensor 3.


Inventors:
TSUBAKI TOSHIYUKI
Application Number:
JP2002030680A
Publication Date:
August 15, 2003
Filing Date:
February 07, 2002
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD
International Classes:
B64G1/40; B64G1/50; F02K9/56; F02K9/60; (IPC1-7): F02K9/56; B64G1/40; B64G1/50; F02K9/60
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Arata Ishikawa (1 person outside)