A novel device addressing design challenges for passive fluid phase separations aboard spacecraft

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 257-268

  Weislogel, M M ^a   Thomas, E A ^b   Graf, J C ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous systems; Capillary flow; Capillary vane structures; Life support systems; Microgravity; Partial wetting; Passive phase separations; Two phase flow; Urine Processing

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SYSTEMS; CAPILLARY VANE STRUCTURES; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; PARTIAL WETTING; PASSIVE PHASE SEPARATIONS; URINE PROCESSING;

AIRCRAFT; BODY FLUIDS; CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY FLOW; FLUID DYNAMICS; LIQUID PROPELLANTS; LIQUIDS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; NASA; PHASE MODULATION; PHASE SEPARATION; SPACECRAFT; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TWO PHASE FLOW; WETTING;

LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (SPACECRAFT);

EID: 67349234620     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12217-008-9091-7     Document Type: Article

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