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Issam Mudawar (far left) inspects one of the modules of the Flow Boiling and Condensation Experiment, which was recently launched to the International Space Station. Joining him at NASA's Glenn Research Center are (left to right) Purdue Ph.D. candidate Steven Darges and NASA’s Mojib Hasan and Henry Nahra. | Purdue-designed heat transfer experiment arrives at International Space Station

Purdue-designed heat transfer experiment arrives at International Space Station

After a decade of work, Issam Mudawar will soon see the results of the largest phase change experiment ever conducted in space. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — People who design spacecraft…

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Aug 19, 2021

Purdue University researchers Eckhard Groll (left) and Leon Brendel stand next to a fridge experiment they designed to work in different orientations – even upside down. (Purdue University photo/Jared Pike) | Astronauts need a fridge. Engineers are building one that works in zero gravity – and upside down

Astronauts need a fridge. Engineers are building one that works in zero gravity – and upside down

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — For astronauts to go on long missions to the moon or Mars, they need a refrigerator. But today’s fridges aren’t designed to work in zero gravity…

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Apr 20, 2021

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Purdue-designed heat transfer experiment arrives at International Space Station

Astronauts need a fridge. Engineers are building one that works in zero gravity – and upside down

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