Microgravity Effects on Plant Boundary Layers

Details Microgravity Effects on Plant Boundary Layers Microgravity Effects on Plant Boundary Layers

Aug 2005

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005koms.conf...27s&link_type=abstract

KC-135 and Other Microgravity Simulations, p. 27-32

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Microgravity, Boundary Layers, Air Flow, Boundary Layer Thickness, Metabolism, Plants (Botany), Carbon Dioxide, Buoyancy-Driven Flow, Water Vapor

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The goal of these series of experiment was to determine the effects of microgravity conditions on the developmental boundary layers in roots and leaves and to determine the effects of air flow on boundary layer development. It is hypothesized that microgravity induces larger boundary layers around plant organs because of the absence of buoyancy-driven convection. These larger boundary layers may affect normal metabolic function because they may reduce the fluxes of heat and metabolically active gases (e.g., oxygen, water vapor, and carbon dioxide. These experiments are to test whether there is a change in boundary layer associated with microgravity, quantify the change if it exists, and determine influence of air velocity on boundary layer thickness under different gravity conditions.

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