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The behavior of wind-sheared waves on thin films in microgravity is not well understood. On the other hand wind-sheared waves in a standard 1-g environment are commonplace and are used in many applications today. As our technology progresses the need for information on liquid flows in microgravity has become one of great importance and demands research into this area. This experiment will study wave interaction of thin film of oil on a flat plate exposed to a tangential airflow. Measurements will be taken using digital video imagery. We expect to discover trends in the interaction between the waves and airflow in low and high gravity that will help refine models of fluid flow needed for future endeavors into space as well as refine models used on earth. The final product of this experiment will be graphs showing wavelength and wave velocity and direction versus initial liquid level, g-level (0, 1 and 2-g), and gas flow rate. |
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