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And another TIL from reading the comments on the video: "Question: Are inertial forces required, and incorporated into the designs of rockets, in order to keep
by 205guy 6y ago
And another TIL from reading the comments on the video:
"Question: Are inertial forces required, and incorporated into the designs of rockets, in order to keep liquid fuel at the bottom of each tank?"
Reply: "They are in constant acceleration except when staging or after a shutdown before a re-start. They use ullage motors to accelerate the rocket just enough to settle the fuel (either small solid rockets or reaction thrusters) when they are in zero g."
Reply 2: "Apart from Ullage Motors you can also do "Hot Staging" where you light the next Stage while the current one is still burning. That's why a lot of Russian Rockets don't have this open Interstage Sections where you can see the Engines instead of Interstage Fairings."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ullage_motor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ullage_motor
- ashtonkem 6y agoSome rockets also pressurize their fuel tanks with Helium for similar reasons I believe, including the Saturn V.