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Title

Non-conducting magnetic fluids and their application for heat removal in micro-gravity conditions

Author(s)

Suslov, Sergey A.;  Bozhko, Alexandra A.;  Putin, Gennady F.

Abstract

We propose a comprehensive theoretical and experimental investigation (including ground-based studies and experiments conducted on board of the International Space Station) with the aim of understanding and quantifying transport properties of nonconducting ferrofluids and physics of their flows. The specific emphasis is on using such fluids for safe and reliable heat removal in micro-gravity conditions of a realistic spacecraft. Our preliminary investigation indicates that compact magneto-convection heat removal systems can operate in zero-gravity conditions and deliver better efficiency than their conventional convection-based counterparts operating at normal gravity.

Publication type

White paper

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology

Source

Community input received by the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space, contents p. 5

Publication year

2009

Keyword(s)

Magneto-convection heat removal systems;  Nonconducting ferrofluids;  Spacecraft;  Zero-gravity conditions

Publisher

National Research Council and NASA

Publisher URL

http://www8.nationalacademies.org/SSBSurvey/PublicViewMicro.aspx

Copyright

Copyright © 2009 The authors. Published version reproduced here.

Additional information

This white paper is a submission to Applied Physical Sciences panel of the US National Research Council and NASA's joint Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space. The decadal survey was commissioned to establish priorities and provide recommendations for life and physical sciences research in microgravity and partial gravity for the 2010-2020 decade and invited contributions from the research community.

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