Re:SpaceX loses another Starship prototype as landing sequen...
by Balgair on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @12:08AM
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I thought they used surface-tension / capillary-action to move the fuel. Like with passive geosatellite heat distribution.
Think a radiator, lots of tiny fins, but all inward pointing in a tube. Coat the fins so they are '-philic' to the liquid. Get creative with the geometries of the fins. Surface tension / capillary-action spread over a lot of the fins in the tube will move the liquid to a sink, like the combustion chamber.
Think a radiator, lots of tiny fins, but all inward pointing in a tube. Coat the fins so they are '-philic' to the liquid. Get creative with the geometries of the fins. Surface tension / capillary-action spread over a lot of the fins in the tube will move the liquid to a sink, like the combustion chamber.