3 papers
eess.SY2026
A partitioned fluid-structure interaction solver for two-phase sloshing and flexible spacecraft dynamics
Umberto Zucchelli, Miguel Alfonso Mendez, Annafederica Urbano +3
This paper presents a high-fidelity direct numerical simulation (DNS)-fluid-structure interaction (FSI) framework for rigid-liquid-flexible spacecraft dynamics under microgravity c…
eess.SY2025
Closed-loop control of sloshing fuel in a spinning spacecraft
Umberto Zucchelli, Miguel Alfonso Mendez, Annafederica Urbano +3
New-generation space missions require satellites to carry substantial amounts of liquid propellant, making it essential to analyse the coupled control-structure-propellant dynamics…
physics.ins-det2023
Toward Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Applications: the Scientific Journey of the ''Space Pulsating Heat Pipe'' Experiments
Marco Marengo, Mauro Abela, Lucio Araneo +19
This paper shortly summarises the experimental results obtained since 2011 by a large European academic consortium for the scientific conceptualisation, the definition of the techn…