Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
Life support systems in space depend on the ability to effectively separate gas from liquid. Passive cyclonic phase separators use the centripetal acceleration of a rotating gas-liquid mixture to carry out phase separation. The gas migrates to the center, while gas-free liquid may be withdrawn from one of the end plates. We have designed, constructed and tested a breadboard that accommodates the test sections of two independent principal investigators and satisfies their respective requirements, including flow rates, pressure and video diagnostics. The breadboard was flown in the NASA low-gravity airplane in order to test the system performance and design under reduced gravity conditions.
Keywords:
Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics
Type:
GRC-E-DAA-TN27281
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Annual Meeting of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research; Nov 11, 2015 - Nov 14, 2015; Alexandria, VA; United States
Format:
application/pdf
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