We recently reached out to science reporter Dan Vergano of USA Today to pitch a story surrounding the phenomenon of fuel slosh on behalf of our client Tecplot. As a result, we sparked his interest in writing and gained a mention of Tecplot in the article which appeared on Sept. 25 in the “Science Snapshot” section.
We connected Dan Vergano with Tecplot’s customer Dr. Sathya Gangadharan of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) to discuss the phenomenon of fuel slosh, its affect on spacecraft and the aeronautical industry, and the university’s research around eliminating fuel slosh in spacecraft.
Fuel slosh is a term used to describe the movement of liquid within another object, such as a tank, which is typically experiencing the same rate of motion. Recently, ERAU determined how to simulate fuel slosh using computers versus physical lab tests and also validated that computational fluid dynamic (CFD) models can be used to research this phenomenon.
The article positions Tecplot’s customer, ERAU, in a very positive light and also includes simulation images from Tecplot. Dr. Gangadharan of ERAU commented, “It was a nice article and we are very thankful for the support.”
Click here to read the full article entitled, “Mercury Ready for a Rare Close-Up.”