Application / 05 · Reduced gravity
Compare sloshing at reduced gravity.
How does the liquid’s motion change when gravity is reduced?
Availability: In development
- Inputs
- Tank geometry, fill level, liquid properties, a gravity value, and a prescribed motion history.
- Variables to explore
- Gravity level, or the amplitude and period of the motion. Change one at a time.
- Keep the comparison consistent
- Use the same geometry, fill, motion, numerical settings, and observation interval for every gravity level.
- Outputs
- Live fluid views and particle exports for offline rendering.
- Comparison quantities
- Wall run-up and how long liquid stays off the floor.
- Physical assumptions
- A single liquid in a passive void, constant reduced gravity, and an imposed tank motion. Surface tension and wetting are switched off.
- Scope
- At very low gravity surface tension and wetting dominate real liquid behaviour; they are switched off here, so this is reduced-gravity sloshing, not capillary microgravity behaviour. Gas, thermal, and propellant effects are not represented.
