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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2022
Applicant:
United Launch Alliance, L.l.c., Centennial, CO (US);
Inventor:
John Pieter Van Pelt, Lakwood, CO (US);
Assignee:
United Launch Alliance, L.L.C., Centennial, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 6/00 (2006.01); B64G 5/00 (2006.01); F17C 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 6/00 (2013.01); B64G 5/00 (2013.01); F17C 13/02 (2013.01); F17C 2201/0109 (2013.01); F17C 2201/032 (2013.01); F17C 2201/054 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0161 (2013.01); F17C 2225/0161 (2013.01); F17C 2250/034 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0421 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0443 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0615 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0636 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0689 (2013.01); F17C 2260/022 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0197 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to controlling the fueling process for a space launch vehicle based on a composition of a Liquefied (LNG) propellant being loaded onto the space launch vehicle. According to one embodiment, controlling a fueling process for a launch vehicle can comprise monitoring a flow of a fuel being loaded into a tank of the launch vehicle during the fueling process. Loading of the fuel into the tank of the launch vehicle can then be controlled based on the determined mass of the fuel and a predefined mass loading target for the fuel.