Rocket Main Tank: Difference between revisions

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In modern launchers, two tanks are used, one for fuel and one for the oxidizer, but it has not always been the case. The redstone rocket for example used a single tank with an internal separation, as we can see below.
In modern launchers, two tanks are used, one for fuel and one for the oxidizer, but it has not always been the case. The redstone rocket for example used a single tank with an internal separation, as we can see below.


[[Image:Restone_tank.jpg|250px]]
[[Image:Restone_tank.jpg|center|250px]]
 
==Sloshing and other effects==
 
Special care must be taken to avoid sloshing and vortexes in the tanks, that may lead to bubbles in propellant flow.

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Rocket Fuel tanks

In modern launchers, two tanks are used, one for fuel and one for the oxidizer, but it has not always been the case. The redstone rocket for example used a single tank with an internal separation, as we can see below.

Sloshing and other effects

Special care must be taken to avoid sloshing and vortexes in the tanks, that may lead to bubbles in propellant flow.