Student Work
Film condensation
PúblicoHeat produced by systems onboard a spacecraft must be dissipated. To construct an efficient cooling system, the process of condensation in microgravity must be fully understood. This investigation included the design and construction of a closed system in stabilizing and destabilizing gravitational fields. An optical system for imaging a condensing fluid, such as methanol and n-pentane, and instrumentation to measure thermal conditions were developed. Heat flux was calculated from data recorded, but proved inaccurate. The optical system performed as expected.
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- 01D202M
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- 2001
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- Date created
- 2001-01-01
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- Major
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