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The ESA contribution to space research on two-phase systems

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This paper gives an overview of the research programme in Heat and Mass Transfer coordinated by the European Space Agency (ESA).

This research programme consists of six projects involving more than 30 partners, both academia and industry, spread in 11 countries in Europe, Canada and Israël.

The microgravity experiments performed up to now are recalled as well as their main results. Finally, the experiments planned for the coming years, particularly in the Fluid Science Laboratory (FSL) on the International Space Station (ISS), are briefly described.

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  1. ESA/ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, PO Box 299, 2200 AG, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

    Anne Pacros & Olivier Minster

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  1. Anne Pacros
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Correspondence to Anne Pacros or Olivier Minster.

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Keynote Lecture was presented on the Second International Topical Team Workshop on TWO-PHASE SYSTEMS FOR GROUND AND SPACE APPLICATIONS October 26–28, 2007, Kyoto, Japan.

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Pacros, A., Minster, O. The ESA contribution to space research on two-phase systems. Microgravity Sci. Technol 19, 9–10 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02915736

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