PB-X750 Xenon Container
| PB-X750 Xenon Container | ||
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| Xenon gas tank by Probodobodyne Inc | ||
| Radial size | Small | |
| Cost | (total) | 24 300.00 
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| (dry) | 1 500.00
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| Mass | (total) | 0.760 t |
| (dry) | 0.190 t | |
| Drag | 0.3-0.2 | |
| Max. Temp. | 2000 K | |
| Impact Tolerance | 6 m/s | |
| Research |  Ion Propulsion
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| Unlock cost | 9 800
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| Since version | 1.0 | |
| Part configuration | xenonTankLarge.cfg | |
| Packed volume | 1100 l | |
| Xenon gas | 5 700 
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The PB-X750 Xenon Container is a fuel tank filled with a large amount of xenon gas. It contains almost eight times as much xenon gas as its smaller cousin, the PB-X150 Xenon Container.
Product description
| “ | Although most of the Probodobodyne staff couldn't pronounce "Xenon", when told how to say it correctly, they all agreed it sounded super-cool - and everything possible should be done so it could be used as a fuel, no matter the cost. — Probodobodyne Inc |
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Usage
The PB-X750 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-X750 stores 5700 units of xenon gas; since xenon has a density of 0.1 kg (0.001 t) per unit, the tank stores 0.57 tons of xenon. This is likely too much xenon gas for a single Dawn ion engine; it can power the engine for 11728.4 s, or an entire 3 h 15 m 28.4 s, at full thrust. The tank is more reasonable for a vessel using multiple ion engines.
Changes
- Increased tech cost from 8800 to 9800
- Increased cost from 22500 to 24300
- Decreased mass from 0.4125 to 0.19
- Xenon supply increased from 5250 to 5700
- Initial release
