Technology Today, Summer 2020

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SwRI models propellants to mitigate the motion of sloshing fuel

by Grant Musgrove

Fundamental slosh experiments generated the data and know-how that allow today’s engineers to accurately model the dynamics of liquid fuels to ensure the safe operation of tomorrow’s launch vehicles and spinning spacecraft. D014235


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