[HTML][HTML] The multiscale boiling investigation on-board the International Space Station: An overview

A Sielaff, D Mangini, O Kabov, MQ Raza… - Applied thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
This publication lays the foundation for the description of the Multiscale Boiling Experiment,
which was conducted within two measurement campaigns on the International Space …

[HTML][HTML] Cryogenic propellant management in space: open challenges and perspectives

A Simonini, M Dreyer, A Urbano, F Sanfedino… - npj …, 2024 - nature.com
This paper presents open challenges and perspectives of propellant management for
crewed deep space exploration. The most promising propellants are liquid hydrogen and …

Isolated bubbles growing and detaching within an electric field in microgravity

AI Garivalis, P Di Marco - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The experimental outcomes of single bubbles nucleated and growth from a heated surface
immersed in an electric field in high-quality microgravity level are presented. Data were …

Experimental study of boiling: characterization of near-wall phenomena and bubble dynamics

C Tecchio - 2022 - theses.hal.science
This work consists of an experimental study of the microscale physical phenomena
occurring during the growth of a single bubble attached to the heater at nucleate boiling. The …

Lattice Boltzmann study on influence of gravitational acceleration on pool nucleate boiling heat transfer

Y Feng, H Li, J Zhao, K Guo, X Lei - Microgravity Science and Technology, 2021 - Springer
Under both normal gravity and microgravity conditions, pool boiling is an efficient mode of
heat transfer which has been widely applied in practice. Studying the influence of …

Heat transfer near a growing bubble during nucleate boiling using dual-tracer laser-induced fluorescence thermometry

M Ghazvini, A Abraham, M Hafez, M Kim - International Journal of Heat and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Boiling heat transfer associated with bubble growth is perhaps one of the most efficient
cooling methodologies due to its large latent heat during phase change. Despite the …

Experimental study on subcooled pool boiling of FC-72 on a flat plate in normal and microgravity

P Liu, K Wu, WF Du, HX Li, JF Zhao - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023 - Elsevier
A series of experimental studies on the heat transfer characteristics of pool boiling were
conducted aboard the Chinese satellite SJ-10 in April 2016. Ground comparative …

Dual-tracer laser-induced fluorescence thermometry for understanding bubble growth during nucleate boiling on oriented surfaces

M Ghazvini, M Hafez, C Pena, P Mandin… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nucleate boiling is perhaps one of the most efficient cooling methodologies due to its large
heat flux with a relatively low superheat. Nucleate boiling often occurs on surfaces oriented …

On the nature of microlayer formation with ethanol-water mixtures

KNR Sinha, K Schweikert, A Sielaff… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The formation of liquid microlayers during the dewetting of a hot surface has significant
effects on heat transfer in boiling and evaporation processes. Understanding the criteria for …

[HTML][HTML] MicroGravity Explorer Kit (MGX): An Open-Source Platform for Accessible Space Science Experiments

WM Moura, CR dos Santos, MJS Freitas, AC Pinto… - Aerospace, 2024 - mdpi.com
The study of microgravity, a condition in which an object experiences near-zero weight, is a
critical area of research with far-reaching implications for various scientific disciplines …