Fluid Motion in a Rotating and Nutating Container

Abstract

This report describes the initial phase of a study of the fluid motion in a container that is spinning and nutating. The moments exerted by this fluid motion on the container have been demonstrated to cause serious flight instabilities of shells with liquid payloads. The initial phase of our study concentrates on the relevant dimensionless parameters and equations that govern the fluid motion. Various special cases are discussed. Our analysis and aims at supporting ongoing experiments at Chemical Systems Laboratory (CSL) and Ballistics Research Laboratory (BRL) and at providing a link between measurements of despin moments and side moments. It also prepares for an in- depth analysis of the interior flow field for comparison with flow visualizations at CRDC.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA146175

Entities

People

  • T. Herbert

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aspect Ratio
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Science
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Reynolds Number
  • Stratified Fluids
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.