George Kelln
Mongoose
Greetings,
As I having yet found any information on refuelling time at Starport; I have come up with the following: Does it make sense in the Traveller Universe? Is there some information that I may have missed or yet found.
Today, on 21st Century Earth, a Boeing 747-8 has a fuel capacity of 238,609 litres (17.67 dtons). An airport fuel truck using one pressurized hose usually refuels an airplane at around 1135 liters per minute and it takes 3h 30mins to refuel the Boeing 747-8. If a second hose is used (2270 litres/minute) the time is halved (1h 45mins). A Boeing 747 using two fuel trucks with dual hoses (4540 litres/minute) would be refuelled in around 52 minutes. The cost to refuel the plane would be (US) $315,170.
Adapting this standard to the Traveller universe, the standard speed (abiding to all safety regulations) to refuel a ship is 1000 litres of liquid hydrogen per minute through a 100mm (4 in) diameter pressurized steel braid hose. At a Class A and some Class B starports this amount is increased to 2000 litres per minute with the addition of a second hose.
In a Class A and most Class B Starport, on each dock there is one hose per 500 dton of ship able to docked in the berth. At other lesser quality starports/spaceports there will be a refuelling point and possible line ups.
1 Displacement Ton (dton) = 13.5 cubic metres (13,500 litres) of liquid Hydrogen
The standard Type S Scout Courier holds 40 ton (540,000 litres) of fuel
Therefore, the standard time to refuel a bone-dry Type S Scout Courier is:
270 minutes (4h 30m) in a Class A/B Starport
540 minutes (9h) in any other class starport/spaceport
The standard Type T Patrol Corvette holds 120 ton (1,620,000 litres) of fuel
Therefore, the standard time to refuel a bone-dry Type T Patrol Corvette is:
405 minutes (6h 45m) in a Class A/B Starport
810 minutes (13h 30m) in any other class starport/spaceport
Does it many sense?
Cheers
As I having yet found any information on refuelling time at Starport; I have come up with the following: Does it make sense in the Traveller Universe? Is there some information that I may have missed or yet found.
Today, on 21st Century Earth, a Boeing 747-8 has a fuel capacity of 238,609 litres (17.67 dtons). An airport fuel truck using one pressurized hose usually refuels an airplane at around 1135 liters per minute and it takes 3h 30mins to refuel the Boeing 747-8. If a second hose is used (2270 litres/minute) the time is halved (1h 45mins). A Boeing 747 using two fuel trucks with dual hoses (4540 litres/minute) would be refuelled in around 52 minutes. The cost to refuel the plane would be (US) $315,170.
Adapting this standard to the Traveller universe, the standard speed (abiding to all safety regulations) to refuel a ship is 1000 litres of liquid hydrogen per minute through a 100mm (4 in) diameter pressurized steel braid hose. At a Class A and some Class B starports this amount is increased to 2000 litres per minute with the addition of a second hose.
In a Class A and most Class B Starport, on each dock there is one hose per 500 dton of ship able to docked in the berth. At other lesser quality starports/spaceports there will be a refuelling point and possible line ups.
1 Displacement Ton (dton) = 13.5 cubic metres (13,500 litres) of liquid Hydrogen
The standard Type S Scout Courier holds 40 ton (540,000 litres) of fuel
Therefore, the standard time to refuel a bone-dry Type S Scout Courier is:
270 minutes (4h 30m) in a Class A/B Starport
540 minutes (9h) in any other class starport/spaceport
The standard Type T Patrol Corvette holds 120 ton (1,620,000 litres) of fuel
Therefore, the standard time to refuel a bone-dry Type T Patrol Corvette is:
405 minutes (6h 45m) in a Class A/B Starport
810 minutes (13h 30m) in any other class starport/spaceport
Does it many sense?
Cheers