TY  - JOUR
KW  - Fluid mechanics; microgravity experiment; instability; vibroequilibria; parabolic flight
SN  - 0938-0108
Y1  - 2017/10//
ID  - upm53508
JF  - Microgravity Science and Technology
VL  - 29
SP  - 351
A1  - Fernandez Fraile, Jose Javier
A1  - Salgado Sanchez, Pablo
A1  - Tinao Perez-miravete, Ignacio
A1  - Porter, Jeffrey Brent
A1  - Ezquerro Navarro, Jose Miguel
TI  - The CFVib Experiment: control of fluids in microgravity with vibrations
EP  - 364
N2  - The Control of Fluids in Microgravity with Vibrations (CFVib) experiment was selected for the 2016 Fly Your Thesis! programme as part of the 65th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign. The aim of the project is to observe the potentially complex behaviour of vibrated liquids in weightless environments and to investigate the extent to which small-amplitude vibrations can be used to influence and control this behaviour. Piezoelectric materials are used to generate high-frequency vibrations to drive surface waves and large-scale reorientation of the interface. The theory of vibroequilibria, which treats the quasi-stationary surface configurations achieved by this reorientation, was used to predict interesting parameter regimes and interpret fluid behaviour. Here we describe the scientific motivation, objectives, and design of the experiment.
UR  - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12217-017-9556-7
AV  - public
IS  - 5
ER  -