Paper on Multiscale Boiling Experiment selected Editor’s Choice
Insight into pool boiling research on-board the International Space station and the effect of electric field and shear flow
2022/01/27
A new review paper by researchers from TTD and colleagues from the EU and Russia on the Multiscale Boiling Experiment has been selected as Editor’s Choice in the journal Applied Thermal Engineering. The experiment was conducted within two measurement campaigns on the International Space Station between 2019 and 2021.
The Multiscale Boiling Experiment addresses fundamental questions about two-phase heat transfer during boiling processes. For this purpose, single or few subsequential bubbles are selectively ignited on a heated substrate using a short laser pulse. A detailed investigation of the phenomena is possible, as the boiling process is temporally slowed down and spatially enlarged in microgravity.
Within the Multiscale Boiling Project, the undisturbed growth of the bubbles, the influence of a shear flow, and the influence of an electric field are investigated within the same test facility using a coolant liquid FC-72 as working fluid. Within the project, thirteen research groups from eight countries are collaborating. Over 3000 data sets have been generated over an 11-month measurement period.
The article gives insight into pool boiling research on-board the International Space station, the effect of electric field, shear flow, and combined electric field and shear flow on the bubbles. It is intended as a reference publication for all upcoming results and analysis based on this project.
The publication (open access)
A. Sielaff, et int., A. Bender, F. Ronshin, M. Schinnerl, et int., P. Di Marco, T. Karapantsios, I. Golobič, A. Rednikov, P. Colinet, P. Stephan, L. Tadrist:
The multiscale boiling investigation on-board the International Space Station: An overview
Applied Thermal Engineering, 205, 2022, 117932, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117932
