DEVELOPMENT OF A ZERO-GRAVITY PROPELLANT GAGING FLIGHT EXPERIMENT FOR MOL-HSQ PROGRAM.

Abstract

This report contains all information pertinent to the development of the Zero-G PG MOL-HSQ Experiment to test the ability of the Acoustica infrasonic Zero-G propellant gage to measure liquid quantities in a bladderless tank under varying gravity conditions including zero. Basically, the Acoustica Zero-G gaging system utilizes infrasonic energy applied to the contents of a tank to determine the gas/liquid compressibility ratio. This measurement yields gas volume directly, irrespective of tank or liquid geometries. The MOL-HSQ Simulated Laboratory, boosted by a Titan III vehicle, was successfully launched from ETR, 3 November 1966. The flight data results, analysis, conclusions and recommendations are presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0819149

Entities

People

  • Arthur A. Fontana
  • Edmund Gunny
  • James Lee
  • Navin Doshi

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Compressive Properties
  • Cooperation
  • Geometry
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Propellants
  • Research Facilities

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Rocket Propulsion.