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Launcher propellant slosh testing
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- Title Launcher propellant slosh testing
- Released: 24/07/2013
- Length 00:00:37
- Language English
- Footage Type Interior Shot
- Copyright ESA
- Description
The sloshing tanks of coloured water being tested here offer insight into the response of a launcher’s liquid propellants to the violence of take-off. Better understanding of the forces involved should help enhance future launcher performance. ESA’s earthquake-strength ‘Hydra’ shaker table – more typically used to check full-sized satellites are fully prepared for take-off – was selected for ESA’s July 2013 slosh test campaign because of its high controllability.