ZERO-G REPORT LIQUID/LIQUID MODELS,

Abstract

The Centaur is in a weightless or free fall condition during almost its entire flight. The thrust periods are relatively short. A zero-g test program was undertaken to investigate liquid behavior and boiling heat transfer using drop tests and airplane flight trajectories. A test method was needed to demonstrate the equilibrium configuration clearly for a comparison of theory with reality. The report describes the liquid/liquid zero-g models which allow such a comparison to be made and which, in addition, can be used to determine the shapes of zero-g liquid/gas interfaces more easily than they can be calculated, especially in complex static situations. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 28, 1962
Accession Number
AD0829095

Entities

People

  • G. B. Wood

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Drop Tests
  • Dynamic Tests
  • Energy Transfer
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Heat Transfer
  • Impact Tests
  • Test Methods
  • Trajectories

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design