Foreword |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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1.2 Fundamental Cryogenic Fluids |
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1.3 Motivation for Cryogenic Propulsion Technology Development |
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5 | (1) |
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1.4 Existing Challenges with Cryogenic Propellants |
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5 | (1) |
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1.5 Cryogenic Fluid Management Subsystems |
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6 | (1) |
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1.6 Future Cryogenic Fluid Management Applications |
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7 | (4) |
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1.7 Purpose of Work and Overview by Chapter |
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2 Background and Historical Review |
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2.1 Propellant Management Device Purpose |
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16 | (2) |
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2.2 Other Types of Propellant Management Devices |
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18 | (3) |
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21 | (4) |
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25 | (5) |
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2.5 Screen Channel Liquid Acquisition Devices |
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30 | (12) |
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2.6 Propellant Management Device Combinations |
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42 | (1) |
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42 | (3) |
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3 Influential Factors and Physics-Based Modeling of Liquid Acquisition Devices |
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3.1 1-g One Dimensional Simplified Pressure Drop Model |
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46 | (2) |
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3.2 The Room Temperature Bubble Point Pressure |
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48 | (12) |
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3.3 Hydrostatic Pressure Drop |
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60 | (1) |
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3.4 Flow-Through-Screen Pressure Drop |
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61 | (6) |
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3.5 Frictional and Dynamic Pressure Drop |
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67 | (5) |
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72 | (3) |
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75 | (3) |
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3.8 Material Compatibility |
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78 | (1) |
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3.9 The Room Temperature Reseal Pressure Model |
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79 | (3) |
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82 | (1) |
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3.11 Concluding Remarks and Implications for Cryogenic Propulsion Systems |
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83 | (4) |
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4 Room Temperature Liquid Acquisition Device Performance Experiments |
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87 | (24) |
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88 | (8) |
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96 | (9) |
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4.3 Reseal Pressure Tests |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (4) |
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110 | (1) |
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5 Parametric Analysis of the Liquid Hydrogen and Nitrogen Bubble Point Pressure |
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5.1 Test Purpose and Motivation |
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112 | (1) |
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112 | (7) |
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5.3 Experimental Methodology |
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119 | (2) |
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5.4 Experimental Results and Discussion |
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121 | (21) |
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142 | (1) |
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6 High-Pressure Liquid Oxygen Bubble Point Experiments |
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143 | (24) |
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6.1 Test Purpose and Motivation |
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143 | (2) |
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145 | (4) |
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6.3 Experimental Methodology |
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149 | (1) |
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6.4 Experimental Results and Discussion |
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150 | (15) |
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165 | (2) |
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7 High-Pressure Liquid Methane Bubble Point Experiments |
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7.1 Test Purpose and Motivation |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (6) |
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7.3 Experimental Results and Discussion |
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174 | (4) |
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178 | (22) |
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200 | (3) |
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8 Warm Pressurant Gas Effects on the Static Bubble Point Pressure for Cryogenic Liquid Acquisition Devices |
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203 | (12) |
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8.1 Test Purpose and Motivation |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (1) |
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8.3 Experimental Methodology |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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8.5 Warm Pressurant Gas Liquid Hydrogen Experiments |
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207 | (4) |
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8.6 Warm Pressurant Gas Liquid Nitrogen Experiments |
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211 | (3) |
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214 | (1) |
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9 Full-Scale Liquid Acquisition Device Outflow Tests in Liquid Hydrogen |
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215 | (46) |
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9.1 Test Purpose and Motivation |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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9.3 Facility and Test Article |
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217 | (6) |
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9.4 Horizontal Liquid Acquisition Device Tests |
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223 | (3) |
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9.5 Flow-Through-Screen Tests |
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226 | (9) |
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9.6 1-g Inverted Vertical Liquid Acquisition Device Outflow Tests |
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235 | (24) |
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259 | (2) |
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10 The Bubble Point Pressure Model for Cryogenic Propellants |
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261 | (28) |
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10.1 Current Model Limitations |
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261 | (2) |
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263 | (1) |
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10.3 Room Temperature Pore Diameter Model |
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264 | (6) |
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10.4 Pressurant Gas Model |
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270 | (4) |
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10.5 Liquid Subcooling Model |
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274 | (5) |
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10.6 Warm Pressurant Gas Model |
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279 | (4) |
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283 | (6) |
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11 The Reseal Point Pressure Model for Cryogenic Propellants |
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289 | (14) |
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11.1 Current Model Limitations |
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289 | (1) |
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290 | (1) |
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11.3 Room Temperature Reseal Diameter Model |
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290 | (2) |
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11.4 Pressurant Gas Model |
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292 | (3) |
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11.5 Liquid Subcooling Model |
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295 | (3) |
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11.6 Warm Pressurant Gas Model |
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298 | (1) |
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11.7 Model Summary and Performance |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (3) |
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12 Analytical Model for Steady Flow through a Porous Liquid Acquisition Device Channel |
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303 | (26) |
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12.1 One-Dimensional Pressure Drop Model Drawbacks |
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304 | (1) |
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12.2 Evolution of the Solution Method |
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305 | (2) |
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12.3 Analytical Model Formulation |
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307 | (6) |
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12.4 Model Results, Sensitivities, and Comparison to One-Dimensional Model |
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313 | (9) |
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12.5 Dynamic Bubble Point Model |
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322 | (4) |
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12.6 Convective Cooling of the Liquid Acquisition Device Screen |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (2) |
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13 Optimal Liquid Acquisition Device Screen Weave for a Liquid Hydrogen Fuel Depot |
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329 | (14) |
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13.1 Background and Mission Requirements |
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330 | (2) |
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13.2 Bubble Point Pressure and Flow-through-Screen Pressure Drop |
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332 | (2) |
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334 | (1) |
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13.4 Minimum Bubble Point |
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335 | (1) |
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336 | (3) |
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13.6 Other Considerations |
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339 | (1) |
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13.7 Channel Number and Size |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (2) |
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14 Optimal Propellant Management Device for a Small-Scale Liquid Hydrogen Propellant Tank |
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343 | (28) |
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14.1 Background and Mission Requirements |
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344 | (1) |
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14.2 Analytical Screen Channel Flow Model in Microgravity |
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345 | (11) |
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14.3 Analytical Vane Model in Microgravity |
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356 | (4) |
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14.4 Trade Study Variables |
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360 | (2) |
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362 | (6) |
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368 | (3) |
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371 | (6) |
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371 | (3) |
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374 | (3) |
Appendix A Historical Depot Demonstration Missions |
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377 | (6) |
Appendix B Summary of Previously Reported Bubble Point Data |
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383 | (6) |
Appendix C Langmuir Isotherm for the Liquid/Vapor Case |
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389 | (4) |
Appendix D Langmuir Isotherms for the Solid/Liquid and Solid/Vapor Cases |
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393 | (4) |
Appendix E Historical Heated Pressurant Gas Liquid Acquisition Device Tests |
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397 | (6) |
Appendix F Previously Reported Porous Channel Solutions |
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403 | (8) |
Appendix G Design Logic |
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411 | (4) |
Glossary |
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415 | (6) |
Bibliography |
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421 | (38) |
Index |
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