On Mon, 21 Jul 2003, Randall Clague wrote:
> >necessary to use some sort of pump inside the tank to spray its contents
> >around to minimise temperature differences during ascent (don't want the
> >glue to melt!)
>
> I'm missing something. Why would the glue melt. Especially in a LOX
> tank?
The top of the tank has nothing but pressurant gas in it, and can get
fairly hot during ascent. Thin tank walls and largely-stagnant gas don't
conduct heat down to the liquid surface very well.
This is why the Atlas ICBM had to be stainless steel rather than aluminum,
despite having its LOX tank up at the top.
Henry Spencer
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