diff --git a/buildNumber.properties b/buildNumber.properties
index 749ae378..28dd6466 100644
--- a/buildNumber.properties
+++ b/buildNumber.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #maven.buildNumber.plugin properties file
-#Sun Dec 01 19:21:24 EST 2024
-buildNumber=502
+#Sun Dec 01 19:28:46 EST 2024
+buildNumber=504
diff --git a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
index 4e16ccb6..10b330d4 100644
--- a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
+++ b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
@@ -1217,6 +1217,7 @@ Conditionally rasterize fluid chunks based on homogeneity
 Awake fluid chunks based on neighbor state
 Fluid chunk conditionally send update based on sleep status
 Fluid simulation normalization ratio
+Stabilized static liquids
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/fluid/src/fluidsim.c b/src/fluid/src/fluidsim.c
index d8e54075..9b3cfd31 100644
--- a/src/fluid/src/fluidsim.c
+++ b/src/fluid/src/fluidsim.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Chunk ** chunks = NULL;
 
 static inline void saveStep(float * values, const char * name);
 static inline void applyGravity(Chunk * currentChunk, Environment * environment);
+static inline void clearArr(float ** d);
 
 void simulate(
     int numChunks,
@@ -524,7 +525,7 @@ void simulate(
         }
         float normalizationRatio = 0;
         if(transformedDensity != 0){
-            normalizationRatio = transformedDensity / (environment->existingDensity + environment->newDensity);
+            normalizationRatio = (environment->existingDensity + environment->newDensity) / transformedDensity;
             environment->normalizationRatio = normalizationRatio;
         }
         for(int i = 0; i < numChunks; i++){
@@ -532,6 +533,16 @@ void simulate(
             normalizeDensity(DIM,currentChunk->d,normalizationRatio);
         }
     }
+    //clear delta arrays
+    {
+        for(int i = 0; i < numChunks; i++){
+            Chunk * currentChunk = chunks[i];
+            clearArr(currentChunk->d0);
+            clearArr(currentChunk->u0);
+            clearArr(currentChunk->v0);
+            clearArr(currentChunk->w0);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -577,4 +588,14 @@ static inline void applyGravity(Chunk * currentChunk, Environment * environment)
             }
         }
     }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Clears an array
+ */
+static inline void clearArr(float ** d){
+    float * x = GET_ARR_RAW(d,CENTER_LOC);
+    for(int j = 0; j < DIM * DIM * DIM; j++){
+        x[j] = 0;
+    }
 }
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