Transcription: The Shuttle Student Involvement Program provided a Utah State University student the opportunity to send his convection experiment into space. The experiment tested the effects of zero gravity on convective heat. The project consisted of a frame holding four pans with hinged lids. Convector heaters were embedded in the bottom and sides of the frame. An astronaut injected a pan with oil, then ran the heaters for several minutes. A TV camera recorded the process going on inside the enclosed pans. After repeating the process ten times, the experiment was concluded. Upon return to Earth, the video ...
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