Preparation for the VIP-CRIT space experiment on the ISS : an analysis of MIR experiments and ground-based studies of heat transfer and phase separation in near-critical fluid

Vadim I. Polezhaev (1) , Victor M. Emelianov (1) , Alexander Gorbunov (1) , Gennady F. Putin (2) , Aleksey V. Zyuzgin (2) , Alexander Ivanov (3) , Daniel Beysens (4, 5, 6) , Yves Garrabos (7, 6)

1 institute for Problems in Mechanics [Moscow]
2 Persm State University
3 RKK Energia
4 SBT - Service des Basses Températures
5 PMMH - Physique et mécanique des milieux hétérogènes
6 ESEME : Équipe du Supercritique pour l'Environnement, les Matériaux et l'Espace : Équipe commune CEA-CNRS (2000-2014)
7 ICMCB - Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux

We present a review of recent activity of the VIP-CRIT team in analyzing the previous space experiments, developing analytical methods, and carrying out the laboratory and numerical simulation devoted to the study of the effects of microgravity environment on the heat transfer and phase separation in the supercritical and near-critical fluids....

Domaines: Matériaux; Mécanique statistique [cond-mat.stat-mech]

Vadim I. Polezhaev, Victor M. Emelianov, Alexander Gorbunov, Gennady F. Putin, Aleksey V. Zyuzgin, et al.. Preparation for the VIP-CRIT space experiment on the ISS : an analysis of MIR experiments and ground-based studies of heat transfer and phase separation in near-critical fluid. International Journal of Microgravity Science and Application, 2008, 25 (2), pp.285-290. ⟨10.15011/jasma.25.3.285⟩. ⟨hal-00380057⟩