Fluid handling in spacecraft

This lecture treats the behavior of liquids under conditions in which spacecraft operate. These conditions are mainly variable accelerations up to the compensation of gravity, which leads to the dominance of capillary forces. Several techniques to manage the liquid with respect to the requirements from the spacecraft operators are presented.

Lernergebnisse

• Understanding the connection between accelerations of a spacecraft and liquid behavior
• Connection between thrust, acceleration, and propellant demand
• Understanding fluid mechanics on tank scale, component scale, and subcomponent scale
• Design tools for two-dimensional situations
• Design equations for propellant management devices

Inhalte

• Subsystems of spacecraft
• Orbital mechanics
• Propulsion systems
• Mission design
• Governing equations
• Two-dimensional analysis of liquid/gas interface
• Dynamic behavior of liquids
• Liquid sloshing in closed containers
• Task of propellant management systems
• Basics of capillary rise
• Capillary rise in porous media
• Screen resistance and bubble point
• Design of propellant management components

Modulverantwortung

Prof. Dr. Michael Dreyer

Veranstaltungsdetails

Lecture:
"Fluid handling in spacecrafts"
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Michael Dreyer
WiSe 2024/2025
mittwochs, 12 - 14 Uhr

Umfang

Dauer: 1 Semester

Arbeitsaufwand:
28 Std. Präsenzveranstaltungen 
+ 62 Std. angeleitetes Selbststudium

(entspricht 3 CP)

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Prüfung:

• mündliche Einzel- oder Gruppenprüfung

Abschluss:

• Modulzertifikat

Teilnahmeentgelt

225 Euro (= 75 Euro pro CP)

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