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Title: Equilibrium liquid free-surface configurations: Mathematical theory and space experiments

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/281682· OSTI ID:281682
 [1];  [2]
  1. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
  2. Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Mathematics

Small changes in container shape or in contact angle can give rise to large shifts of liquid in a microgravity environment. We describe some of our mathematical results that predict such behavior and that form the basis for physical experiments in space. The results include cases of discontinuous dependence on data and symmetry-breaking type of behavior. 23 refs., 9 figs.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (United States); National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
281682
Report Number(s):
LBNL-38972; CONF-960625-1; ON: DE96013224; CNN: NASA Grant No. NCC3-329; NSF Grant No. DMS-9400778; NSF Grant No. DMS-9401167
Resource Relation:
Conference: 27. AIAA plasmadynamics and lasers conference, New Orleans, LA (United States), 18-20 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English