Investigation of the wetting behavior of a vane-wall. gap in propellant tanks

38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Chen, Yongkang ^a   Collicott, Steven H ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; GEOMETRY; PROPULSION;

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; CAPILLARY SURFACE; CRITICAL VALUE; NON-EXISTENCE; PROPELLANT TANK; SURFACE EVOLVER SIMULATIONS; THEORETICAL METHODS; WETTING BEHAVIOR;

WETTING;

EID: 85088721477     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-3986     Document Type: Conference Paper

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