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Reorientation of Cryogenic Fluids Upon Step Reduction of Gravity
Author(s) -
Stief Malte,
Gerstmann Jens,
Dreyer Michael E.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.200510253
Subject(s) - oscillation (cell signaling) , capillary action , cylinder , reduction (mathematics) , liquid nitrogen , mechanics , acceleration , slosh dynamics , surface (topology) , materials science , physics , chemistry , thermodynamics , classical mechanics , mechanical engineering , engineering , geometry , mathematics , biochemistry , quantum mechanics
Experiments to observe the surface oscillation of cryogenic liquids have been performed with liquid nitrogen inside a 50 mm diameter right circular cylinder. The surface oscillation is driven by the capillary force that becomes dominant after a sudden reduction of the gravity acceleration acting on the liquid. The experiments show differences from the speculated behavior and enables one to observe new features. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)