Damped oscillations of a liquid/gas surface upon step reduction in gravity

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 110-117

  Wolk G ^a   Dreyer, M ^a   Rath, H J ^a   Weislogel, M M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CONTACT ANGLE; DAMPING; GRAVITATION; HYSTERESIS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OSCILLATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

BOND NUMBER; DAMPED OSCILLATIONS; LIQUID GAS SURFACE; OHNESORGE NUMBER; STEP REDUCTION;

SURFACES;

EID: 0030836257     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3179     Document Type: Article

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