In many ways, plumbing is essential to life support. In fact, the advance of humankind on
Earth is directly linked to the advance of clean, healthy, reliable plumbing solutions …

A detailed numerical investigation of the melting of phase change materials (PCMs) in
microgravity is presented. We consider the high Prandtl number alkane n-octadecane and …

The results of a numerical investigation of the melting of a PCM occupying an axisymmetric
volume in the presence of gravity are presented. The PCM is held between two circular …

This study investigates the effect of vibration on the flow structure transitions in thermal
vibrational convection (TVC) systems, which occur when a fluid layer with a temperature …

The rapid accumulation of particles suspended in a thermocapillary liquid bridge is planned
to be investigated during the JEREMI experiment on the International Space Station …

The experimental study on thermocapillary convection in liquid bridges of large Prandtl
number has been carried out on Tiangong-2 in space. The purpose of these experiments is …

The presence of thermocapillary (Marangoni) convection in microgravity may help to
enhance the heat transfer rate of phase change materials (PCMs) in space applications. We …

The present work is focused on the 3D numerical analyses of the n-octadecane melting
process, under microgravity conditions and Marangoni convection, by using the …

The linear stability of the axisymmetric steady thermocapillary flow in a liquid bridge made
from 2 cSt silicone oil (Prandtl number 28) is investigated numerically in the framework of the …

This paper reports an overview and some important results of microgravity experiments
called Dynamic Surf, which have been conducted on board the International Space Station …