Fluid Sciences and Materials Science in Space A European Perspective
The peaceful use of space flight systems for research and technological devel opments in the context of promoting European and international cooperation represents the essential motivation for the programmes of the European Space Agency (ESA). One of ESA's programmes is dedicated to microgravi...
| Other Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1987, 1987
|
| Edition: | 1st ed. 1987 |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | |
| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I. The Environment of Earth-Orbiting Systems
- A. Introduction
- B. Low Gravity Simulation
- I. Fluid Sciences
- Fluid Physics
- II. Fluid Statics and Capillarity
- III. Fluid Dynamics
- Physical Chemistry
- IV. Physical Chemistry — Overview and Selected Experiments
- V. Mass Transport by Diffusion
- VI. Wetting and Adsorption Phenomena
- VII. Phase Transitions and Near-Critical Phenomena
- VIII. Chemical Pattern Formation
- IX. Combustion
- II. Materials Science
- Crystal Growth
- X. Crystal Growth from the Melt
- XI. Crystal Growth from the Vapour Phase
- XII. Crystal Growth from Solutions
- XIII. Crystal Growth of Biological Materials
- Alloys, Composites and Glasses
- XIV. Metals and Alloys
- XV. Systems with a Miscibility Gap in the Liquid State
- XVI. Composites
- XVII. Glasses
- Analysis of the Limitations of Microgravity and Applications
- XVIII. Influence of Residual Accelerations on Fluid Physics and Materials Science Experiments
- XIX. Industrial Potential of Microgravity
- Index of Contributors