PB-X50R Xenon Container

PB-X50R Xenon Container
Xenon gas tank by Found lying by the side of the road
Radial size		Radial mounted
Cost	(total)	2 220.00
	(dry)	600.00
Mass	(total)	0.054 t
	(dry)	0.014 t
Drag		0.2
Max. Temp.		2000 K
Impact Tolerance		12 m/s
Research		Ion Propulsion
Unlock cost		7 800
Since version		0.21
Part configuration		xenonTankRadial.cfg
Packed volume		100 l
Xenon gas		405

The PB-X50R Xenon Container is a radially attachable xenon gas tank. Its volume is slightly more than half that of the larger PB-X150 Xenon Container.

Product description

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The X50R is a small-volume Xenon container, heralded by engineers for being ideally suited for small ion-driven spacecraft, and also for having thoroughly disproved management in their notion that a smaller fuel tank would make the fuel cheaper.

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Usage

The PB-X50R Xenon Container provides xenon gas to the IX-6315 "Dawn" Electric Propulsion System, the only ion engine. Unlike liquid fuel and oxidizer, and like monopropellant, xenon gas does not require fuel crossfeed; the Dawn engine can drain xenon gas from any fuel tank, even if the engine and tank aren't connected with fuel crossfeed capable parts.

The PB-X50R stores 405 units of xenon gas; since xenon has a density of 0.1 kg (0.001 t) per unit, the tank stores 0.405 tons of xenon. This allows it to power a Dawn ion engine for 833.3 s (13 m, 53.3 s) at full thrust.

Trivia

• The PB-X50R is the only xenon gas tank not manufactured by Probodobodyne Inc.
• The PB-X50R was originally from the KSPX parts mod; several parts from KSPX were added to the stock game in version 0.21.

Changes

1.12

• Parts can now be radially attached to PB-X50R Xenon Container

1.4

• Decreased tech cost from 9600 to 7800
• Increased cost from 2200 to 2220
• Decreased mass from 0.03143 to 0.0135
• Xenon supply increased from 400 to 405

0.25

• Moved to Propulsion from Utility.

0.21

• Initial release