真空热试验中冷能利用的思考
The Utilization of Cold Energy in Vacuum Thermal Test
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摘要: 在大型航天器的真空热试验中,仅从过冷器排除的液氮和低温气氮的混合物就达约5×104 kg,其中蕴涵了108 kJ量级的冷能。文章首先介绍了自然冷能和LNG冷能利用的研究现状,并结合航天器真空热试验的实际情况,研究了试验过程中排气造成的冷能损失,对它的再利用可行性进行了讨论,提出可以采用联合法冷能回收流程,并提出了冷能利用中的几个关键问题。认为:需要解决液氮和低温气氮供应的连续性及找到恰当的二次冷媒,是真空热试验中冷能利用的关键。Abstract: About 5×104 kg mixture is removed from the supercooler in the vacuum thermal test of spacecraft, carrying 108 kJ of cold energy. After an introduction of the status in using natural cold energy and LNG cold energy, this paper proposes a combined cycle reclaim method on the utilization of LN2 and GN2 mixture, which can be used in the vacuum thermal test, and the key points are the supply continuity of LN2 and GN2 and how to develop a secondary cold intermedium.