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Geophysical fluid flow experimentThe essential fluid flow processes associated with the solar and Jovian atmospheres will be examined in a laboratory experiment scheduled for performance on Spacelab Missions One and Three. The experimental instrumentation required to generate and to record convective fluid flow is described. Details of the optical system configuration, the lens design, and the optical coatings are described. Measurement of thermal gradient fields by schlieren techniques and measurement of fluid flow velocity fields by photochromic dye tracers is achieved with a common optical system which utilizes photographic film for data recording. Generation of the photochromic dye tracers is described, and data annotation of experimental parameters on the film record is discussed.
Document ID
19800033281
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Broome, B. G.
(Aerojet Electro-Systems Co. Azusa, Calif., United States)
Fichtl, G.
(Aerojet Electrosystems Co. Azusa, CA, United States)
Fowlis, W.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Space Sciences Laboratory, Huntsville, Ala., United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1979
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: Space optics
Location: Huntsville, AL
Start Date: May 22, 1979
End Date: May 24, 1979
Accession Number
80A17451
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-32674
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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