Proposal of experimental setup on boiling two-phase flow on-orbit experiments onboard Japanese experiment module "kIBO"

S. Baba, T. Sakai, K. Sawada, C. Kubota, Y. Wada, Y. Shinmoto, H. Ohta, H. Asano, O. Kawanami, K. Suzuki, R. Imai, H. Kawasaki, K. Fujii, M. Takayanagi, S. Yoda

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Abstract

Boiling is one of the efficient modes of heat transfer due to phase change, and is regarded as promising means to be applied for the thermal management systems handling a large amount of waste heat under high heat flux. However, gravity effects on the two-phase flow phenomena and corresponding heat transfer characteristics have not been clarified in detail. The experiments onboard Japanese Experiment Module "KIBO" in International Space Station on boiling two-phase flow under microgravity conditions are proposed to clarify both of heat transfer and flow characteristics under microgravity conditions. To verify the feasibility of ISS experiments on boiling two-phase flow, the Bread Board Model is assembled and its performance and the function of components installed in a test loop are examined.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012055
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume327
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event4th International Symposium on Physical Sciences in Space, ISPS-4 - Bonn, Germany
Duration: Jul 11 2011Jul 15 2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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