The near-zero (microgravity) environment of orbiting spacecraft minimizes buoyant flows, greatly simplifying combustion processes and isolating important phenomena ordinarily concealed by the overwhelming gravity-driven forces and flows. Fundamental combustion understanding has greatly benefited from analyses and experiments conducted in the microgravity environment. Because of the economic and commercial importance of combustion in practice, there is strong motivation to seek wider applications for the microgravity-combustion findings. This paper reviews selected technology developments to illustrate some emerging applications. Topics cover improved fire-safety technology in spacecraft and terrestrial systems, innovative combustor designs for aerospace and ground propulsion, applied sensors and controls for combustion processes, and self-sustaining synthesis techniques for advanced materials.


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    Title :

    Overview of Microgravity Combustion Research at NASA Lewis Research Center and its Potential Commercial Impact


    Contributors:
    V. Lyons (author) / R. Friedman (author)

    Publication date :

    1996


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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