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Geyser Formation in Oxygen when Subjected to fast Acceleration Changes

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Large bubbles of oxygen are magnetically levitated inside a liquid column of oxygen. Then the magnetic field is rapidly quenched resulting in the formation of a geyser. This configuration reproduces the conditions of rocket re-ignition in orbit. Two bubbles with fill factors 6 % and 15 % were used. Two-dimensional numerical simulations based on VOF-PLIC method are also carried out. Comparison of the experimental, numerical and theoretical results shows good agreement. The method can thus be used for further more focused studies with oxygen for various gravity quenches, fill ratios and pressure values.

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Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from CNES (France). The authors also thank Dr. Stephane Glockner for his support in the numerical simulations of the in-house code THETIS and the Aquitaine Regional Council for the financial support dedicated to a 256-processor cluster investment, located in the I2M-TREFLE laboratory. We also acknowledge stimulating inputs from Prof. Alain Mailfert and deeply thank the LETI department of CEA Grenoble for providing access to COMSOL.

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  1. Service des Basses Températures, CEA-Grenoble & Université Joseph Fourier, INAC, Grenoble, F-38054, France

    G. Gandikota, G. Pichavant, D. Chatain & D. Beysens

  2. Institut de Mécanique et d’Ingénierie - TREFLE, UMR CNRS 5295, Université de Bordeaux, 16 Av. Pey-Berland, 33607, Pessac Cedex, France

    S. Amiroudine

  3. Physique et Mécanique des Milieux Hétérogènes, UMR 7636 CNRS - ESPCI - Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Université Paris Diderot, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75005, Paris, France

    D. Beysens

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Gandikota, G., Pichavant, G., Chatain, D. et al. Geyser Formation in Oxygen when Subjected to fast Acceleration Changes. Microgravity Sci. Technol. 27, 115–127 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12217-015-9416-2

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