Fluid mechanics and solidification investigations in low-gravity environmentsFluid mechanics of gases and liquids and solidification processes were investigated under microgravity conditions during Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz missions. Electromagnetic, acoustic, and aerodynamic levitation devices, drop tubes, aircraft parabolic flight trajectories, and vertical sounding rockets were developed for low-g simulation. The Spacelab 3 mission will be carried out in a gravity gradient flight attitude; analyses of sources of vehicle dynamic accelerations with associated g-levels and angular rates will produce results for future specific experiments.
Document ID
19810033883
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Fichtl, G. H. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Lundquist, C. A. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Naumann, R. J. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Space Sciences Laboratory, Huntsville, Ala., United States)