Axial jet mixing of ethanol in spherical containers during weightlessness
Abstract
An experimental program was conducted to examine the liquid flow patterns that result from the axial jet mixing of ethanol in 10-centimeter-diameter spherical containers in weightlessness. Complete liquid circulation flow patterns were easily established in containers that were less than half full of liquid, while for higher liquid fill conditions, vapor was drawn into the inlet of the simulated mixer unit. Increasing the liquid-jet or lowering the position at which the liquid jet entered the container caused increasing turbulence and bubble formation.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- April 1976
- Bibcode:
- 1976STIN...7621457A
- Keywords:
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- Ethane;
- Gravitational Effects;
- Jet Mixing Flow;
- Propellant Tanks;
- Axial Flow;
- Bubbles;
- Flow Distribution;
- Turbulence;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer