Thermal diffusion experiment Chuck: payload of STABLE

Narayanan Ramachandran; Charles R. Baugher; Jan R. Rogers; Palmer N. Peters; Walt Roark; G. Pearcy

doi:10.1117/12.244352

12 July 1996 Thermal diffusion experiment "Chuck": payload of STABLE

Narayanan Ramachandran, Charles R. Baugher, Jan R. Rogers, Palmer N. Peters, Walt Roark, G. Pearcy

Proceedings Volume 2809, Space Processing of Materials; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.244352
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

The concept, design and analysis of a unique, thermal diffusion demonstration experiment (Chuck) is described. Chuck flew as the science payload of an active vibration isolation system called STABLE on STS-73 in October 1995. The experiment was designed to contribute to materials science studies, besides other disciplines, by providing quantitative data (through optical interferometry) on heat transfer in a fluid subjected to varying levels of vibration in a low-gravity environment. It employed very simple geometry, in a well understood circumstance, to allow materials science investigators to verify analytical and numerical models currently utilized for design and theoretical studies in a wide range of experiments. Its design, build, testing and integration was achieved in a record five months duration using essentially off the shelf components and minimal costs.

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Narayanan Ramachandran, Charles R. Baugher, Jan R. Rogers, Palmer N. Peters, Walt Roark, and G. Pearcy "Thermal diffusion experiment "Chuck": payload of STABLE", Proc. SPIE 2809, Space Processing of Materials, (12 July 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.244352

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