Inside a propellant tank in microgravity, surface tension forces dominate, and porous screen
channel liquid acquisition devices (LADs) are required to separate fluid phases and ensure …

This paper presents a comprehensive background and historical review of propellant
management devices used throughout space flight history. The purpose of a propellant …

This paper presents the influential factors which govern screen selection for liquid
acquisition devices (LADs) operating in microgravity conditions for future in-space cryogenic …

This paper presents fundamental performance data for three of the influential factors that are
required to design, size, and analyze screen channel liquid acquisition devices (LADs) for …

Woven metal meshes have received considerable attention in several engineering
applications owing to their excellent physical properties. Macroscopic parameters, such as …

The study of pressure flow through wire screens has attracted considerable attention as
these screens are employed in various engineering applications. This paper presents an …

Screen channel liquid acquisition devices (LADs) are among the most promising
technologies for separating liquid and vapor phases in propellant storage tanks under …

Liquid wicking in porous media has been applied to the management and transportation of
propellant in microgravity. The flow and heat transfer characteristics during wicking of …

Technologies that enable the storage and transfer of cryogenic propellants in space will be
needed for the next generation vehicles that will carry humans to Mars. One of the candidate …

This paper presents experimental design and test results of the recently concluded 1-g
inverted vertical outflow testing of two 325× 2300 full scale liquid acquisition device (LAD) …