Tweakable fuel tanks

[TheBeardyMan]

Instead of "liquid fuel tanks", "oxygen tanks", "monopropellant tanks", and "xenon tanks", have generic fuel tank modules with the following option for the module as a whole:

Add/remove partition: adjust the number of different fuel types that the fuel tank module can hold. Fuel tank modules with more partitions have poorer mass ratios.

and the following options for each partition:

Adjust partition size: change the fraction of the fuel tank module's volume allocated for a partition. The interface for this would have 1 freely adjustable value, 1 dependent value, and N - 2 locked values.

Set fuel type: Set the fuel type to be stored in a partition. Performing this anywhere other than the Space Centre requires a "fuel tank scrubber" module, and can only be done for an empty partition.

Adjust slosh baffle density: a higher slosh baffle density gives a poorer mass ratio but also restricts how far the partition's COM can wobble when manoeuvring under thrust or gravity while the partition is partially full. A lower slosh baffle density gives a better mass ratio, but will be less stable.

[bgraves]

This is planned. Literally, "tweakables" are on the planned features list.

[stupid_chris]

Indeed, for now this is planned under the tweakables. This will involve many other things and parts, but slecting the fuel and the amount of fuel in a tank will be one of those features.

This being said, thread closed.