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FLUIDICS (FLUID DYNAMICS IN SPACE) SLOSH4AOCS

Programme
Preparation
Programme Reference
19-P-O-TEC-02
Contractor
Start Date
End Date
Status
Closed
Country
France
FLUIDICS (FLUID DYNAMICS IN SPACE) SLOSH4AOCS
Description

The objective of Fluidics experiment is in the first instance to validate the behavior of fluids predicted by computational tools and a priori models in a controlled long duration microgravity environment. From the technological perspective objective of the experiment addresses issues relative to the slosh of fluids during specific spacecraft and satellites maneuvers. The more fundamental objective aims at observing capillary wave turbulence on the surface of a fluid layer in a low-gravity environment in order to be able to correct the physics assumed in computational tools.

Technology Domain
Executive summary