How zero gravity reveals the hidden physics of melting materials
In short: This video captures the TEPiM team from the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid during a 2016 parabolic flight. They used weightlessness to observe how the Marangoni effect influences melting, a process usually obscured by convection on Earth.
In a weightless environment, the absence of convection allows scientists to isolate specific physical phenomena. The TEPiM team utilized the Novespace A310 Zero-G aircraft to study how the Marangoni effect affects the melting behavior of Phase Change Materials (PCM). These materials are vital for thermal control in spacecraft and have various terrestrial applications.
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