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%T Influence of Rayleigh-Taylor Instability on Liquid Propellant Reorientation in a Low-Gravity Environment<br>
%A LI Zhang-Guo
%A LIU Qiu-Sheng
%A LIU Rong
%A HU Wei
%A DENG Xin-Yu
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%J 中国物理快报
%D 2009
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%X A computational simulation is conducted to investigate the influence of Rayleigh-Taylor instability on liquid propellant reorientation flow dynamics for the tank of CZ-3A launch vehicle series fuel tanks in a low-gravity environment. The volume-of-fluid (VOF) method is used to simulate the free surface flow of gas-liquid. The process of the liquid propellant reorientation started from initially flat and curved interfaces are numerically studied. These two different initial conditions of the gas-liquid interface result in two modes of liquid flow. It is found that the Rayleigh-Taylor instability can be reduced evidently at the initial gas-liquid interface with a high curve during the process of liquid reorientation in a low-gravity environment.
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