Centrifuge in space fluid flow visualization experiment

Arnold, William A.; Wilcox, William R.; Regel, Liya L.; Dunbar, Bonnie J.

A prototype flow visualization system is constructed to examine buoyancy driven flows during centrifugation in space. An axial density gradient is formed by imposing a thermal gradient between the two ends of the test cell. Numerical computations for this geometry showed that the Prandtl number plays a limited part in determining the flow.

Document ID

19930039376

Document Type

Conference Paper

Authors

Arnold, William A. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)

Wilcox, William R. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)

Regel, Liya L. (Clarkson Univ. Potsdam, NY, United States)

Dunbar, Bonnie J. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)

Date Acquired

August 16, 2013

Publication Date

January 1, 1993

Subject Category

Report/Patent Number

Meeting Information

AIAA, Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit(Reno, NV)

Funding Number(s)

Distribution Limits

Public

Other

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