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Investigating combined effects of varying gravity and heat flux direction on the melting dynamics of phase change material in space

Keyur Kansara, Shobhana Singh, Navin Kumar Dwivedi, M. L. Khodachenko

2024Acta Astronautica14 citationsDOI

Topics & Concepts

Heat fluxZero gravityHeat transferMechanicsMaterials scienceConvectionConvective heat transferPhase-change materialPrandtl numberStagnation enthalpyThermodynamicsPhysicsThermalMach numberPhase Change Materials ResearchSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies