Cryogenic Tank Analysis Program (CTAP)
Project Summary
| Full Title: |
Cryogenic Tank Analysis Program (CTAP) |
| Project ID: |
165 |
| Principal Investigator: |
Rolf Baumgartner |
| Brief Description: |
CTAP predicts the thermodynamic state of a tank fluid based on quasi steady-state solutions of the first law of thermodynamics for a closed, isothermal system. |
Purpose
Calculate boiloff rates and pressure rise in cryogenic storage and supply tanks.
Performer
| Principal Investigator: |
Rolf Baumgartner |
| Organization: | Technology Applications Inc. |
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| Address: | 5700 Flatiron Parkway, #5701A
Boulder, CO 80301-5733 |
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| Telephone: | 303-443-2262 |
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| Email: | rbaumga@techapps.com |
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Project Description
| Type of Project: |
Model |
| Category: |
Hydrogen Fuel Pathways |
| Technologies Modeled: |
The system model consists of a pressure vessel, insulation, tank supports, fill, vent, and outflow lines. It has provisions for liquid and gas flow into or out of the tank, pressurization via heaters or helium pressurant, liquid or vapor expulsion, and a thermodynamic vent system option. |
| User Inputs: |
The user can select from twelve different operating scenarios and has available a wide variety of options for tank size, geometry, materials of construction, pressure-vessel supports, and insulation models. |
| Hardware/Software Requirements: |
Fortran |
| Outputs: |
Thermodynamic state of a tank fluid |
| Notes/Comments: |
CTAP was developed under a NASA SBIR Phase I program around 1999. |
Date Last Updated: 03/13/2008
