ABSTRACT
Multiphase flow, the simultaneous flow of the different phases (states of matter) gas, liquid and solid, strongly depends on the level and direction of gravitation, since these influence the spatial distribution of the phases, having different densities. Many current investigations concern the behaviour of liquid-solid flows (e.g. in mixing, crystal growing, or materials processing) or gas-solid flows (e.g. in cyclones or combustion equipment). However, of major interest for aerospace applications are the more complicated liquid-vapour or liquid-gas flows, that are characteristic for aerospace thermal control systems, life sciences systems and propellant systems. Especially for liquidvapour flow in aerospace two-phase thermal control systems, the phenomena become extremely complicated, because of heat and mass exchange between the two phases by evaporation or condensation. Though a huge amount of publications (textbooks, conference proceedings and journal articles) concern two-phase flow and heat transfer, publications on the impact of reduced gravity are very scarce. This is the main driver for carrying out research in M G .
