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Large liquid-rocket-powered missiles are usually tanked to a measured volume. In order to measure the weight tanked, the density must be known. However, the boiling of cryogenic fluids, such as liquid oxygen, causes difficulty in determining the density.
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Herzberg, F. (1960). Effective Density of Boiling Liquid Oxygen. In: Timmerhaus, K.D. (eds) Advances in Cryogenic Engineering. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0537-9_61
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