The Motion Of Bubbles And Drops In Reduced Gravity

This 2001 book provides a thorough review of the motion of bubbles and drops in reduced gravity.

An experimental study was conducted to examine some fundamental aspects of the motion of single noncondensable bubbles under low gravitational conditions. An acceptable criterion was found for predicting the onset of unstable bubble motion which was consistent with published stability calculations at normal gravity, Data are also presented on the changes of frequency and amplitude of unstable (oscillatory) motion that occur in low gravity. The findings are applicable to bubbles in low-viscosity isothermal fluids at both normal and reduced gravity.

Reynolds number relation to single noncondensable bubble motion under low gravity conditions.

In a microgravity experiment, the conditions prevalent in fluid phases can be substantially different from those on the ground and can be exploited to improve different processes. Fluid physics research in microgravity is important for the advancement of all microgravity scients: life, material, and engineering. Space flight provides a unique laboratory that allows scientists to improve their understanding of the behaviour of fluids in low gravity, allowing the investigation of phenomena and processes normally masked by the effects of gravity and thus difficult to study on Earth. Physics of Fluids in Microgravity provides a clear view of recent research and progress in the different fields of fluid research in space. The topics presented include bubles and drops dynamics, Maragoni flows, diffustion and thermodiffusion, solidfication,a nd crystal growth. The results obtained so far are, in some cases, to be confirmed by extensive research activities on the International Space station, where basic and applied microgravity experimentation will take place in the years to come.

This book presents the fundamentals of low gravity fluid dynamics and heat transfer. It investigates fluid behavior in low gravity environments such as those found in earth orbiting and space vehicles. The two major fluid phenomena affected by gravity (buoyancy and surface tension) are treated thoroughly from both the theoretical and applications points of view, and limitations of fluid and thermal responses to gravitational fields in space-based settings are clearly delineated. Summaries of all data available from low gravity flight and terrestrial experiments performed to date are also presented.