Physical Science Under Microgravity: Experiments on Board the SJ-10 Recoverable Satellite

Physical Science Under Microgravity: Experiments on Board the SJ-10 Recoverable Satellite
Author: Wenrui Hu
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2019-10-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9811313407

This book presents the physical science experiments in a space microgravity environment conducted on board the SJ-10 recoverable satellite, which was launched on April 6th, 2016 and recovered on April 18th, 2016. The experiments described were selected from ~100 proposals from various institutions in China and around the world, and have never previously been conducted in the respective fields. They involve fluid physics and materials science, and primarily investigate the kinetic properties of matter in a space microgravity environment. The book provides a comprehensive review of these experiments, as well as the mission’s execution, data collection, and scientific outcomes.

Microgravity Combustion

Microgravity Combustion
Author: Howard D. Ross
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 601
Release: 2001-09-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0080549977

This book provides an introduction to understanding combustion, the burning of a substance that produces heat and often light, in microgravity environments-i.e., environments with very low gravity such as outer space. Readers are presented with a compilation of worldwide findings from fifteen years of research and experimental tests in various low-gravity environments, including drop towers, aircraft, and space.Microgravity Combustion is unique in that no other book reviews low- gravity combustion research in such a comprehensive manner. It provides an excellent introduction for those researching in the fields of combustion, aerospace, and fluid and thermal sciences.* An introduction to the progress made in understanding combustion in a microgravity environment* Experimental, theoretical and computational findings of current combustion research* Tutorial concepts, such as scaling analysis* Worldwide microgravity research findings