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Experiment Overview


Brief Summary

The CVB experiment has multi-faceted objectives: 1) it is a basic scientific study in interfacial phenomena, microgravity fluid physics and thermodynamics; 2) it is a basic study in thermal transport; and 3) it is a study of passive heat exchanger.  The immediate macroscopic objectives are to determine the stability, the fluid flow characteristics, the average heat transfer coefficient in the evaporator, and the heat conductance, under microgravity conditions, of the CVB as a function of the heat flow rate and vapor volume.

Principal Investigator(s)

Joel L. Plawsky, Sc.D.,, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, United States

Co-Investigator(s)/Collaborator(s)

Peter C. Wayner, Jr., Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, United States

Developer(s)
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Sponsoring Space Agency

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Sponsoring Organization

Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD)

Research Benefits

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ISS Expedition Duration

March 2013 - September 2013

Expeditions Assigned

35/36

Previous ISS Missions

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Experiment Description

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Description

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Applications

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Operations

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Operational Protocols

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