What is it about?
Ejection of liquid into vacuum is highly relevant to living in a space station. Liquid breakup and dispersal in vacuum are remarkably different from its behaviours in the atmosphere.
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Why is it important?
Water, diglycol, glycerol and their mixtures are ejected into low-pressure environments of 5.4 to 40 Pa and their characteristics are measured. The type of liquid has a significant impact on the subsequent dynamic processes after ejection. Phenomena such as violent flash evaporation and frozen particles are observed. The different mechanisms are identified.
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I very much enjoyed the discussions during this joint effort.
Kai Luo
University College London
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This page is a summary of: Investigation on the Dispersal Characteristics of Liquid Breakup in Vacuum, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, April 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA),
DOI: 10.2514/1.t4665.
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