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ANALOGIC EFFECT OF LOW VACUUM AND MICROGRAVITY ON NATURAL CONVECTIVE TRANSFER OF HEAT IN GASES IN SPACE DEVICES

Xi Risheng Wang Kang (Lanzhou Institute of Physics)   

  • Published:1992-10-25

Abstract: The problem of natural convective transfer of heat in gases in space devices is taken to be an objective. The Rayleigh number and Knud- sen number,which are obviously expressed as the function of temperature and pressure,two independent parameters of thermodynamics,are derived. The different situation of gaseous transfer of heat in each characteristic pressure section is analyzed. The analogic effect of low vacuum and microgravity on natural convective gaseous transfer of heat in the continuous medium flow in space devices is compared.

Key words: Spacecraft component, Vacuum, Weightlessness, Convection heat transfer, Analog simulation