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EFFECT OF SPACESHIP ORBITAL TRANSFER ON SOLUTION CONVECTION DURING PROTEIN CRYSTAL GROWTH UNDER MICROGRAVITY
Kun Zhang*, Liang Bi Wang
Key Laboratory of Railway Vehicle Thermal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China
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Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer 2016, 7, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.5098/hmt.7.18
Abstract
Detailed numerical analysis is presented for the effect of spaceship orbital transfer on solution convection during protein crystal growth under
microgravity. The results show that the flow and mass transfer during protein crystal growth are unsteady in the process of orbital transfer. For the
case of quasi-steady acceleration, the flow is so weak that the effect of flow on concentration field can be negligible. For the case of position
adjustment, the convection is enhanced with protein crystal diameter
dc > 0.2 mm and slightly alters the purely diffusive concentration distribution
under zero gravity condition. For the case of motor working, the solute transport is mainly controlled by convection and the concentration field near
the crystal surface is altered obviously.
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APA Style
Zhang, K., Wang, L.B. (2016). EFFECT OF SPACESHIP ORBITAL TRANSFER ON SOLUTION CONVECTION DURING PROTEIN CRYSTAL GROWTH UNDER MICROGRAVITY. Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, 7(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.5098/hmt.7.18
Vancouver Style
Zhang K, Wang LB. EFFECT OF SPACESHIP ORBITAL TRANSFER ON SOLUTION CONVECTION DURING PROTEIN CRYSTAL GROWTH UNDER MICROGRAVITY. Front Heat Mass Transf. 2016;7(1):1-7 https://doi.org/10.5098/hmt.7.18
IEEE Style
K. Zhang and L.B. Wang, "EFFECT OF SPACESHIP ORBITAL TRANSFER ON SOLUTION CONVECTION DURING PROTEIN CRYSTAL GROWTH UNDER MICROGRAVITY," Front. Heat Mass Transf., vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 1-7. 2016. https://doi.org/10.5098/hmt.7.18