During two missions to the Russian Space Station MIR in 1997 and 1999, systematic investigations of the dynamic temperature propagation, relaxation processes and the 2-phase forming in a wide density range around the critical point of SF6 under the condition of microgravity were made. For this task a measurement cell with a variable volume had to be developed. Various isentropic coefficients were calculated from measurement data and were compared with the equation of state for SF6 to prove the thermodynamic consistence. The influence of free convection and the difference between µg and 1g measurements of the dynamic temperature propagation were very noticeable. In addition the 2-phase forming during and after density quenches and during cooling temperature ramps were investigated for mean sub- and supercritical densities. The project was financed by DLR and performed in close cooperation with French colleagues from the University of Bordeaux and from CNES in Toulouse.
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During two missions to the Russian Space Station MIR in 1997 and 1999, systematic investigations of the dynamic temperature propagation, relaxation processes and the 2-phase forming in a wide density range around the critical point of SF6 under the condition of microgravity were made. For this task a measurement cell with a variable volume had to be developed. Various isentropic coefficients were calculated from measurement data and were compared with the equation of state for SF6 to prove the t...
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