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Area of Science:

  • Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
  • Materials Science
  • Aerospace Engineering

Background:

  • Boiling heat transfer is crucial for thermal management, influenced by gravity and surface properties.
  • Understanding gravity's role is key for designing systems in space and other non-terrestrial environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of reduced gravity on pool boiling heat transfer of liquid nitrogen.
  • To isolate the impact of gravity on critical heat flux (CHF) and heat transfer coefficient (HTC).
  • To determine the influence of atomically smooth surfaces on boiling behavior under varying gravity.

Main Methods:

  • Pool boiling experiments using liquid nitrogen on silicon dioxide surfaces.
  • Experiments conducted under terrestrial (1-g) and reduced gravity (0±0.02 g) conditions via parabolic flight.
  • Utilized atomically smooth surfaces with minimal contact angle hysteresis to isolate gravitational effects.

Main Results:

  • Critical heat flux (CHF) decreased drastically from 16.15 W/cm2 at 1-g to 5-6 W/cm2 in reduced gravity.
  • Heat transfer coefficient (HTC) showed a distinct increase in reduced gravity prior to CHF.
  • Surface topography effects on boiling were found to be more significant in reduced gravity.

Conclusions:

  • Reduced gravity significantly impacts boiling characteristics, primarily by suppressing buoyancy.
  • The observed HTC enhancement is an intrinsic response to gravity, not surface defects.
  • Findings provide a baseline for cryogenic thermal management systems in space applications.