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Appendix B: Planned ISS Combustion-Related Investigations through 2006
Pages 72-72

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... Apr-06 A.C. Fernandez-Pello University of California, Berkeley Pollution reduction Fundamental study of microgravity flammability Educational value Spacecraft fire safety Diesel and jet engine efficiencies Spacecraft fire safety Data key to validating combustion analytical codes Diesel and jet engine efficiencies Practical fuels are multicomponent in nature Liquid motion strongly affects combustion and vaporization behavior.
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