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

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.

List of contents

Introduction.- Chinese recoverable satellite.- Space Experiment of Evaporation and Fluid Interfacial Effects.- Granular Clustering Studied in the SJ-10 Recoverable Satellite.- Thermal dynamics of growing bubble and heat transfer in microgravity pool boiling.- Space Microgravity Experimental Study on Thermocapillary Convection in an Open Annular Pool.- Study on the Colloidal Assembling in the SJ-10 Recoverable Satellite.- The influence of gravity on inorganic liquid crystal.- SCCO: Thermodiffusion for the oil and gas industry.- Ignition and combustion characteristics of overloaded wire insulation under weakly buoyancy or microgravity environments.- Coal combustion in microgravity.- Ignition and Burning of Solid Materials in microgravity.- Material Science Experiments in Space.

About the author

Wenrui HU: Researcher at the Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), a Chinese Academy of Sciences and International Academy of Astronautics academic, and Chief Scientist of SJ-10 satellite engineering. His main interests are fluid physics, space science and microgravity fluid physics.

 Qi KANG: Researcher at the Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), doctoral supervisor, Chief Designer of application systems, SJ-10 satellite engineering. His main interests are experimental mechanics, microgravity sciences and fluid physics.

Product details

• Assisted by: Wenru Hu (Editor), Wenrui Hu (Editor), Wen-Rui Hu (Editor), Kang (Editor), Kang (Editor), Qi Kang (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2019
• EAN: 9789811313394
• ISBN: 978-981-1313-39-4
• No. of pages: 394
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 238 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 730 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 394 p. 240 illus., 200 illus. in color.
• Series: Research for Development; Research for Development
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; B, Thermodynamics, Manufactures, Testing of materials, Characterization and Analytical Technique, Materials science, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Physics and Astronomy, Thermodynamics & heat, Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes, Production engineering, Machines, Tools, Processes, Space Physics, Space sciences