UMD engineers to test boiling at zero-gravity
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 11:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Here on Earth, the process of boiling is used for tasks ranging from cooking and heating to power generation. In space exploration, boiling may also be used for power generation and other applications, but because boiling works differently in a zero-gravity environment, it is difficult to design hardware that will not overheat or cause other problems.