TY - JOUR
T1 - Transition of oscillatory floating half zone convection from Earth's gravity to microgravity
AU - Yao, Y. L.
AU - Shu, J. Z.
AU - Xie, J. C.
AU - Liu, F.
AU - Hu, W. R.
AU - Hirata, A.
AU - Nishizawa, S. I.
AU - Sakurai, M.
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Acknowledgements-Authors thank Professor Z. M. Tang for preparation of Fig. 2. The Chinese authors obtained financial support from the State Science and Technology Commission, the National Natural Science Foundation and the Chinese Academy of Sciences for the ground research and hardware development. The Waseda University applied the JAMIC drop opportunities supported by the Science and Technology Agency of Japan. Scientists of both sides thank the support from sponsors.
PY - 1997/7
Y1 - 1997/7
N2 - Oscillatory features of floating half zone convection were experimentally studied by using the drop shaft facility of Japan Microgravity Center which supported microgravity period of 10 s. Coordinated measurements including free surface deformation and oscillation, temperature and flow pattern in both 1-g and micro-g environment were obtained. The oscillatory frequency and amplitude in micro-g condition were lower and larger than the ones in 1-g condition, respectively. The results gave, at first time, the oscillatory features such as free surface wave in micro-g, coordinated measurements of more than two physical quantities in the micro-g, and transition of thermocapillary oscillatory convection from 1-g to micro-g.
AB - Oscillatory features of floating half zone convection were experimentally studied by using the drop shaft facility of Japan Microgravity Center which supported microgravity period of 10 s. Coordinated measurements including free surface deformation and oscillation, temperature and flow pattern in both 1-g and micro-g environment were obtained. The oscillatory frequency and amplitude in micro-g condition were lower and larger than the ones in 1-g condition, respectively. The results gave, at first time, the oscillatory features such as free surface wave in micro-g, coordinated measurements of more than two physical quantities in the micro-g, and transition of thermocapillary oscillatory convection from 1-g to micro-g.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0017-9310(96)00309-2
DO - 10.1016/S0017-9310(96)00309-2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0031176133
VL - 40
SP - 2517
EP - 2524
JO - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
JF - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
SN - 0017-9310
IS - 11
ER -