Boiling Experiments Under Microgravity Conditions

Review of flow boiling and critical heat flux in microgravity

“…More recently, Di Marco [99] reviewed the mechanisms governing both pool boiling and flow boiling in microgravity, with added focus on the influence of electrical field on boiling. Ohta and Baba [100] highlighted their microgravity boiling research and discussed an experimental facility to be launched in a few years to the ISS to conduct longduration flow boiling experiments. Baldassari and Marengo [101] summarized findings from both terrestrial and microgravity flow boiling literature, with particular focus on the influence of the Eötvös number for flow boiling in terrestrial small-channel experiments and in low gravity.…”

Experimental study of subcooled flow boiling heat transfer on micro-pin-finned surfaces in short-term microgravity

“…Moreover, based on the flow-pattern characteristics of gas-liquid two-phase flow in microgravity, Zhao et al [54] proposed the Bond number and modified Froude number criteria for gravity independence in gas-liquid two-phase flow, and they pointed out that when We g > 0.8-13, the vapor inertia dominates. Baba et al [55] and Ohta and Baba [56]…”

Two-Phase Pipe Flow in Microgravity With and Without Phase Change: Recent Progress and Future Prospects

“…In the following, we focus on the main results concerning flow pattern, void fraction distribution, pressure drop in adiabatic gas-liquid flow and/or vapor-liquid flows in microgravity in pipe flows, and heat transfer coefficients (HTC) in vapor-liquid flows. Because this review is not meant to be exhaustive, the reader is directed to complementary information that can be found in Colin et al (1996);McQuillen et al (1998); Ohta (2003); Celata and Zummo (2009); Zhao (2010); and Ohta and Baba (2013).…”