Utilization of the Parabolic Flights for Development of the Group Combustion Experiment Module toward the Space Experiment on Board the KIBO

Abstract

The “Group Combustion” experiment is planned as the first combustion experiment in the KIBO on the ISS. Flame spread characteristics of n-decane droplet clouds and linear array will be investigated in detail. The experiment will employ the Multi-purpose Small Payload Rack (MSPR), the Chamber for Combustion Experiment (CCE), and the Group Combustion Experiment Module (GCEM) as experimental apparatus. At present, development of the GCEM has been ongoing in parallel to detail planning of the experiment operation onboard the KIBO. In this paper, overview of the parabolic flights employed for development of the GCEM will be introduced.