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Fluid-loop reaction systemAn improved fluid actuating system for imparting motion to a body such as a spacecraft is disclosed. The fluid actuating system consists of a fluid mass that may be controllably accelerated through at least one fluid path whereby an opposite acceleration is experienced by the spacecraft. For full control of the spacecraft's orientation, the system would include a plurality of fluid paths. The fluid paths may be circular or irregular, and the fluid paths may be located on the interior or exterior of the spacecraft.
Document ID
19910016066
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Lurie, Boris J.
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena., United States)
Schier, J. Alan
(Jet Propulsion Lab. California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena., United States)
Iskenderian, Theodore C.
(NASA Pasadena Office CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
June 25, 1991
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And Heat Transfer
Report/Patent Number
Patent Number: US-PATENT-5,026,008
Patent Application Number: US-PATENT-APPL-SN-473242
Patent Number: NASA-CASE-NPO-17204-1-CU
Accession Number
91N25380
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-918
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-PATENT-5,026,008|NASA-CASE-NPO-17204-1-CU
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-473242
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