Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Applied Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics -- Fluid Management in Low Gravity -- Introduction -- Stability Considerations -- Surface Tension Systems -- Design Principles for Fine Mesh-Screen Capillary Devices -- Considerations for PMDs Used with Cryogenic Liquids -- Conclusions -- References -- Nucleate Pool Boiling in Variable Gravity -- Introduction -- Basic Mechanisms of Nucleate Pool Boiling -- Status of Understanding -- Experimental Technique -- Experimental Results -- References -- Chapter 2. Transport Phenomena in Crystal Growth -- Application of Energy-Stability Theory to Problems in Crystal Growth -- Introduction -- Stability Theory -- Model Half-Zone -- References -- Bridgman Crystal Growth in Low Gravity: A Scaling Analysis -- Nomenclature -- Introduction -- Previous Work Related to Transport in Bridgman-Type Systems -- Numerical Analysis of Crystal Growth Under Low-Gravity Conditions -- Order-of-Magnitude Analysis and Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Steady-State Thermal-Solutal Convection and Diffusion in a Simulated Float Zone -- Nomenclature -- Introduction -- Model Formulation -- Scaling -- Asymptotic Analysis -- Results -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Thermosolutal Convection in Liquid HgCdTe Near the Liquidus Temperature -- Introduction -- The Model -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Transport Phenomena During Vapor Growth of Optoelectronic Material: A Mercurous Chloride System -- Introduction -- Experimental Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 3. Capillary Phenomena -- Capillary Surfaces in Microgravity -- Capillary Tube -- Uniqueness and Nonuniqueness -- Stability -- Convexity -- References -- Thermohydrodynamic Instabilities and Capillary Flows -- Nomenclature.

General Introduction -- Heat Flux Perpendicular to the Liquid-Gas Interface: The Marangoni-Bénard Problem -- Marangoni-Bénard Thermosolutal Instabilities -- References -- Interfacial Oscillators -- Introduction -- Case of a Liquid Open to Air and the Role of Surfactants (Marangoni Effect) -- Liquid-Liquid Interface -- Nonlinear Capillary-Gravity Oscillations -- Solitons Excited by the Marangoni Effect -- References -- Chapter 4. Gravity Modulation Effects -- Gravity Jitters: Effects on Typical Fluid Science Experiments -- Introduction -- Reference Scenario for the Microgravity Environment -- Equivalence Criteria and Tolerability Limits -- Study Cases -- Results of the Fluid Dynamic Modelings -- Conclusions -- References -- Effect of Gravity Jitter on Natural Convection in a Vertical Cylinder -- Introduction -- Presentation of the Problem -- Governing Equations -- Problem Formulation -- Analytical Approach (Adiabatic Case) -- General Case (Finite w) -- Matrix Method -- Asymptotic Analysis for Large Values of ω -- Other Nondimensionalizations -- Case of Biperiodic Modulations -- Case of a Bounded Cylinder -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5. Buoyancy, Capillary Effects, and Solidification -- Double-Diffusive Convection and its Effects Under Reduced Gravity -- Introduction -- Layer Generation Due to Sideways Diffusive Instability -- Behavior of Salt Fingers -- Layer Generation Due to Diffusive Instability by Heating from Below -- Double-Diffusive Effects During Solidification -- Double-Diffusive Effects Under Reduced Gravity -- Conclusions -- References -- Instability During Directional Solidification: Gravitational Effects -- Introduction -- Directional Solidification of Binary Alloys -- References -- Segregation and Convection in Dendritic Alloys -- Introduction -- Microsegregation.

Convection of the Interdendritic Liquid -- Conservation Equations -- Directional Solidification and Thermosolutal Convection -- References -- Fluid Flow and Microstructure Development -- Nomenclature -- Introduction -- Role of Fluid Flow -- Discussion -- References -- Analysis of Convective Situations with the Soret Effect -- Introduction -- Hypothesis and Mathematical Description of the Problem -- Stability Analysis of Vertical Situations -- Numerical Simulation of Convection in a Thermal Diffusion Cell -- Soret Experiments -- Conclusions -- References -- Complex (and Time-Dependent) Natural Convection in Low-Prandtl-Number Melts -- Introduction -- Physical Model -- Numerical Solution -- Time-Dependent Buoyancy-Driven Convection in a Bridgman Model -- Surface-Tension-, Buoyancy-, and Rotation-Driven Convection in a Floating-Zone Model -- Conclusions -- References -- Fluid Dynamics and Solidification of Levitated Drops and Shells -- Introduction -- Fluid Dynamics of Drops and Liquid Shells -- Studies of Undercooling and Solidification -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 6. Separation Phenomena -- Separation Physics -- Nomenclature -- Introduction -- Electrokinetic Separations -- Biphasic Aqueous Extraction -- Polymer and Ceramic Membrane Casting -- Other Bioprocessing Applications -- References -- Phase Partitioning in Reduced Gravity -- Introduction -- General Methodology -- Computer Analysis of Photograph Images -- Results and Discussion -- References -- Separation of Binary Alloys with Miscibility Gap in the Melt -- Introduction -- Spreading Along Edges -- Volume Balancing Systems -- Influence of the Cartridge Material -- Coagulation -- Effects Supporting Coagulation -- Marangoni Convection -- Sounding Rocket Experiments with Cyclohexane-Methonol -- TEXUS-7 Experiment -- TEXUS-9 Experiment -- D1 Experiment WL-FPM-03.

Results of Run A of WL-FPM-03 -- Results of Run B of WL-FPM-03 -- Conclusions -- Future Research -- References -- Ostwald Ripening in Liquids -- Introduction -- Basic Theory -- Experimental Techniques -- Experimental Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7. Combustion -- Particle Cloud Combustion in Reduced Gravity -- Introduction and Background -- Gravitational Effects and Particle Cloud Combustion Experiments -- Particle Cloud Combustion Experiments -- Particle Cloud Combustion Experiments: Stabilized Flames in Low Gravity -- Particle Cloud Combustion Experiments: Freely Propagating Flames in Low Gravity -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Opposed-Flow Flame Spread with Implications for Combustion at Microgravity -- Nomenclature -- Introduction -- Energy Analysis -- Nonradiative Flames -- Radiative Flames -- Conclusions -- References -- Author Index.