The Get Away Special (GAS) G-025, which flew on shuttle Mission 51-G, examined the behavior of a liquid in a tank under microgravity conditions. The experiment is representative of phenomena occurring in satellite tanks with liquid propellants. A reference fluid in a hemispherical model tank will be subjected to linear acceleration inputs of known levels and frequencies, and the dynamic response of the tank liquid system was recorded. Preliminary analysis of the flight data indicates that the experiment functioned perfectly. The results will validate and refine mathematical models describing the dynamic characteristics of tank-fluid systems. This will in turn support the development of future spacecraft tanks, in particular the design of propellant management devices for surface tension tanks.


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    Title :

    GAS payload no. G-025: Study of liquid sloshing behaviour in microgravity


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Get Away Special Experimenter's Symposium ; 1985 ; Greenbelt, MD, US



    Publication date :

    1985-10-08


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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