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> This is called ferrofluid. It is a material developed by NASA in the 1960s. It was used as both spacecraft fuel and sealing material. I'm a bit curious how f
by radarsat1 5y ago
> This is called ferrofluid. It is a material developed by NASA in the 1960s. It was used as both spacecraft fuel and sealing material.
I'm a bit curious how ferrofluid was used as a fuel.
- meibo 5y agoIt's commonly suspended in Kerosene, so maybe that's what they meant? Bit of a long stretch though.
- swiley 5y agoI guess it would be easy to build a pump with it that has no moving parts.
- willcipriano 5y agoSelf cleaning and self lubricating as well as kerosene is a solvent and lubricant.
- wlesieutre 5y agoThis says it was an idea to pull rocket fuel to the right end of the tank without gravity https://www.nasa.gov/feature/glenn/2021/history/novel-rocket-fuel-spawned-ferrofluid-industry https://www.nasa.gov/feature/glenn/2021/history/novel-rocket...