Fluids in Space

Dear Colleagues,

Many devices to be used on spacecraft rely on fluids. Propulsion, thermal management, power and HVAC systems involve or may involve fluids, whose chemical, mechanical and thermal-fluid dynamics behaviour must be known or predicted as accurately as possible to evaluate the feasibility and performance of the possible solutions. Weightlessness/microgravity conditions, miniaturization, very high solicitations (both thermal and mechanical) and mission constraints (power, mass, toxicity, etc.) create a peculiar and often extreme scenario for both the spacecraft and the payload.

In this Special Issue of Fluids, entitled "Fluids in Space", papers are welcome regarding all the aspects related to the use of fluids in spacecraft (satellites, space probes, the International Space Station, etc.). Theoretical, experimental and computational studies are invited concerning fluids and fluids-based devices, e.g., in heat pipes, cold plates, vapour chambers; tanks and nozzles; HVAC systems; fluid-based energy converters; cryogenic systems; innovative and low-TRL fluids and systems; and fluids in other spacecraft equipment or payload. Studies about the fundamental aspects of fluids (boiling, condensation, microfluidics and capillary flow, thermophysical properties of real substances) are also of interest provided that the focus is on space conditions.

Prof. Dr. Manfredo Guilizzoni
Guest Editor

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• thermal-fluid dynamics in space
• fluids in microgravity
• heat pipes and cold plates
• HVAC in space
• sloshing in tanks
• green propellants
• thermophysical properties of real substances
• boiling and condensation in microgravity
• fluid-based devices for space
• innovative fluids for space applications