LIQUID-GAS INTERFACE IN ZERO-G

Abstract

IN THE INVESTIGATION OF THE BEHAVIOR OF A LIQUID-GAS MIXTURE IN A ZERO-G FIELD, AN EXPERIMENT UNIT WAS INSTALLED IN AN Atlas reentry nosecone test vehicle. The experiment unit houses a movie camera, placed so as to observe and record the interaction of gas and water contained in a plastic cube during the 25-minute near-zero-g conditions present on an ICBM flight. Temperature and pressure changes are also recorded. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1961
Accession Number
AD0269757

Entities

People

  • L. Van Der Wal

Organizations

  • TRW Inc.

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Motion Picture Cameras
  • Test Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Missile Defense Systems.