Use of reduce gravity conditions for the measurements of forces acting against the displacement of liquids inside containers

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2150-2160

  Mireault, N ^a   Abel, G ^a   Andrzejewski, L ^a   Ross, G G ^a  

^a INRS EMT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contact angles; Interfacial forces; Liquid behavior in reduced gravity; Reduced gravity

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTAINERS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS;

INTERFACIAL FORCES; LIQUID BEHAVIOR IN REDUCED GRAVITY;

FORCE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 43049152790     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.11.033     Document Type: Article

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