Flow Boiling and Condensation Experiment Overview

Henry Nahra; Nancy Hall

NASA NTRS · 20240009737

Flow Boiling and Condensation Experiment Overview

Abstract

A brief overview of the Flow Boiling and Condensation Experiment will be presented at the Technical Interchange Meeting between NASA-GRC Scientists and Engineers and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). The presentation describes the development of the FBCE, its constraints, and the on-going testing that had been and continues to be executed onboard of the International Space Station (ISS).

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Henry Nahra, Nancy Hall. Flow Boiling and Condensation Experiment Overview. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20240009737

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