NASA NTRS · 19920052063
Gravity jitters excited slosh waves in rotating propellant tank under microgravity environment
Abstract
The dynamical behavior of fluids, in particular the effect of surface tension on partially-filled rotating fluids (cryogenic liquid helium and helium vapor) in a full-scale Gravity Probe-B Spacecraft propellant tank without probe imposed by various frequencies of gravity jitters have been investigated. Results disclose the conditions for the excitation of large amplitude slosh waves which shall be avoided in the design of cryogenic liquid propellant system.
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Hung, R. J., Lee, C. C., Leslie, Fred W.. 1991-01-01. Gravity jitters excited slosh waves in rotating propellant tank under microgravity environment. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19920052063
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