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Surface tension driven convection experiment-2 (stdce-2. )
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Ostrach, Simon Kamotani, Yasuhiro |
| Copyright Year | 1996 |
| Description | The surface tension driven convection experiment-2 (STDCE-2) was conducted onboard the U.S. Microgravity Laboratory (USML)-2 Spacelab which was launched on October 20, 1995. The main objectives of the experiment was to study oscillatory thermocapillary flows in microgravity. Thermocapillary flows were generated in cylindrical test chambers filled with 2 centistokes silicone oil. Six modules were used to study three different chamber diameters and two different heating modes. Tests with both flat and curved free surfaces were conducted. The flow field was studied by flow visualization and an infrared imaging system recorded the oil free-surface temperature. An optical (Ronchi) system was used to measure the oil free-surface deformation and motions. A total of 55 tests were conducted and oscillations were found in most of them. The data are being analyzed. |
| File Size | 316026 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19970000412 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t23c1034q |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1996-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Materials Processing Microgravity Applications Spacelab Deformation Oils Capillary Flow Infrared Imagery Oscillating Flow Surface Tension Driven Convection Cylindrical Chambers Test Chambers Flow Distribution Flow Visualization Flat Surfaces Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
