Location
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Columbia/Enterprise Rooms
Start Date
21-4-1992 2:00 PM
Description
The Generic Propellants Transfer Unit (GPTU) is being designed to support spacecraft liquid propellant operations at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Eastern Test Range (ETR). The GPTU will have a 500 gallon capacity and be Department Of Transportation (DOT) approved for over-the-road transportation of hypergolic propellants. The use of these containers will allow the users to increase efficiency and. reduce the following costs:
Design/Construction
Transportation (To/From The Launch Site)
Propellant Transfer Operations
Decontamination Operations
The user also acquires the flexibility of transporting to an offsite location for processing or storage without obtaining special exemptions or permits. These containers will incorporate their own quantity gaging and temperature sensing systems, and be integrated onto a transport trailer which contains work platforms and a fluid transfer system.
Paper Session I-B - Generic Propellants Transfer Unit (GPTU)
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Columbia/Enterprise Rooms
The Generic Propellants Transfer Unit (GPTU) is being designed to support spacecraft liquid propellant operations at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Eastern Test Range (ETR). The GPTU will have a 500 gallon capacity and be Department Of Transportation (DOT) approved for over-the-road transportation of hypergolic propellants. The use of these containers will allow the users to increase efficiency and. reduce the following costs:
Design/Construction
Transportation (To/From The Launch Site)
Propellant Transfer Operations
Decontamination Operations
The user also acquires the flexibility of transporting to an offsite location for processing or storage without obtaining special exemptions or permits. These containers will incorporate their own quantity gaging and temperature sensing systems, and be integrated onto a transport trailer which contains work platforms and a fluid transfer system.
