Selection of a gravity insensitive ground test fluid and test configuration to allow simulation of two-phase flow in microgravity

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD

Volumn 357, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 71-77

  Ungar, Eugene K ^a   Chen, Ing Youn ^b   Chan, S H ^c  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; SPACECRAFT; THERMAL VARIABLES CONTROL; WASTE HEAT;

ACTIVE THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; GROUND TEST;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0002769908     PISSN: 02725673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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