Constraint surface model for large amplitude sloshing of the spacecraft with multiple tanks

The large amplitude sloshing problem of a spacecraft with multiple tanks is studied by using a three-dimensional constraint surface model. The mechanical model portrays the liquid as a point mass moving inside the constraint surface, which is the locus of liquid center of mass locations prescribed by slowly rotating the tank in one-g field. Sloshing forces of liquid in propellant tank are calculated with different actuated accelerations and...