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Re: Propellant fluid dynamics at zero-g
on 1/9/01 2:58 AM, Ulf Kumm at ulf@symek.de wrote:
> As soon as the motor runs, the sat is accelerated and the fuel
> will slosh to the 'bottom' of the tank, which is 90 degree apart
> from the nozzle used while ignition.
>
> So, I still wonder how it can be made sure that propellant flows
> without any interruption until the tank is empty.
Wouldn't the fuel in a spinning spacecraft be pushed to the side walls of
the fuel tank due to centrifugal forces? In effect, the spinning motion
creates an artificial gravity. Correct?
73,
Jon
NA9D
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NA9D (ex: KE9NA)
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