A group of engineers is testing an air conditioning system in space to see how two key processes work in an environment with less gravity than Earth to design a system for future habitats on the Moon and Mars.Experiment aims to enable life on other planets
The Flow Boiling and Condensation Experiment (FBCE) was launched aboard a Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on August 1. The experiment, designed by engineers at Purdue University, will measure the effects of the microgravity environment on condensation.
“We’ve developed over a century of understanding of how Earth’s heat and cooling systems work in gravity. But we don’t know how they work in weightlessness,” said Issam Mudawar, a professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University. said.
The data to be obtained with the experimental module, which will remain on the ISS until 2025, can also help to provide information on how to refuel the spacecraft in orbit for longer flights by understanding how the cryogenic liquids used as propellants behave in space.
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