TY  - EJOU
AU  - Lassig, 
AU  - J., 
AU  - Montes, 
AU  - G., 
AU  - Quiroga, 
AU  - J., 

TI  - Development of an Apparatus for Determining Surface Tension in Drops: Post-Flight Analysis of STS-108
T2  - Fluid Dynamics \& Materials Processing

PY  - 2009
VL  - 5
IS  - 1
SN  - 1555-2578

AB  - This paper presents a description of the design and ensuing development of an automated liquid droplet generator and related utilization aboard the space shuttle, a) as a fluid positioning system for materials processing (attached droplet method), and b) as a means to measure surface oscillation of droplets under microgravity for determining their surface tension.
KW  - drops
KW  -  surface tension
KW  -  microgravity

DO  - 10.3970/fdmp.2009.005.061