EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF SLOSHING.

Abstract

The report covers the entire program to date on a laboratory investigation to obtain experimental information necessary for evaluation of current slosh-baffle designs and for verification and extension of existing theory on sloshing phenomena and control. A detailed understanding of propellant sloshing phenomena will permit rational design changes, if required, on Atlas, Titan and Thor, and will contribute toward the design of minimum-weight slosh control in future ballistic missiles and space exploration systems. The measurements for the principal objective of the original program plan (165-11) were completed. The data provided experimental verification of the currently-used theory for the forces on slosh-damping rings and resulted in an extension of the range of application of the theory. Other phases of the study resulted in a reassessment of areas now considered of primary importance and warranting further experimental investigation. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1958
Accession Number
AD0606238

Entities

Organizations

  • TRW Inc.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Propellants
  • Research Facilities
  • Space Exploration
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Verification

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Software Engineering
  • Structural Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space