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The stability of motion of satellites with cavities partially filled with liquidThe purpose of the present paper is to determine rigorously the effect of viscous dissipation on the stability and time-dependent motion of a spinning rigid body with a spherical cavity partially filled with liquid. The cavity is such that its center does not lie on the body axis of rotation. The work includes the problem formulation, consisting of the boundary-value problem for the liquid and moment equations for the entire system. Because of large Reynold's numbers involved, viscosity effects are negligible everywhere except for a thin boundary layer near the wetted surface. Using a boundary-layer analysis, the liquid problem is reduced to the solution of the inviscid equations subject to modified boundary conditions.
Document ID
19740036126
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Nayfeh, A. H.
Meirovitch, L.
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Va., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1974
Subject Category
Space Vehicles
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 74-168
Meeting Information
Meeting: Aerospace Sciences Meeting
Location: Washington, DC
Start Date: January 30, 1974
End Date: February 1, 1974
Sponsors: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Accession Number
74A18876
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-47-004-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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