1. Experiments with liquid bridges in simulated microgravity
- Author
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J.C. Llorente, A. Fernandez, José Meseguer, and L.A. Mayo
- Subjects
Gravity (chemistry) ,Chemistry ,Stability diagram ,Física ,Mechanics ,Condensed Matter Physics ,01 natural sciences ,010305 fluids & plasmas ,Absolute minimum ,Aeronáutica ,Inorganic Chemistry ,Physics::Fluid Dynamics ,Classical mechanics ,Neutral buoyancy ,Simulated microgravity ,Volume (thermodynamics) ,0103 physical sciences ,Materials Chemistry ,Complete Agreement ,Limit (mathematics) ,010306 general physics - Abstract
A feature of stability diagrams of liquid bridges between unequal disks subjected to small axial gravity forces is that, for each separation of disks, there is a value of microgravity for which an absolute minimum volume limit is reached. The dependence of such microgravity values on the liquid bridge geometry has been experimentally checked by using the neutral buoyancy technique, experimental results being in complete agreement with theoretical ones. Analytical background assuring the experimental procedure used is presented, and a second order analytical expression for the equilirium interface is also calculated.
- Published
- 1985