Chinese Journal of Nature ›› 2007, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (6): 328-335.

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The applications of microgravity fluid management in the aerospace engineering

KANG Qi①, HOU Rui②

  

  1. ①Professor, ②Ph.D. candidate , National Microgravity Laboratory, Institute of Mechanics, CAS, Beijing 100080,China
  • Received:2007-11-14 Revised:2007-11-14 Online:2007-12-20 Published:2007-12-20

Abstract: The concepts of microgravity and microgravity fluid management are explained in detail. The engineering applications of microgravity fluid management in propulsion systems, thermal control systems, environmental control and life support systems, power systems are elaborated. The new challenges faced by the microgravity fluid management are presented.

Key words: space exploration, microgravity fluid management, engineering application