Would heat transfer be affected with
little or no gravity?
Experiment # 2: Heat Convection
We will test how gravity affects heat and convection in Earth first then in space with the International Space Station. We'll do this to compare results microgravity in space may or may not have on heat and convection.
Data
Observations
What we noticed...
- Flight data #1 and #2 are higher temperatures than ground data.
- Ground data took longer than flight data to get to its maximum.
- Flight data #2 stayed at the same pace the entire experiment.
- On the chart for flight data, all numbers stayed below 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
- The highest range on the chart was 23.1 degrees Fahrenheit for ground data.
Conclusion
We feel that heat transfer (is/isn't) affected by little or no gravity because...
on Earth heat rises up which means the top sensor was 23 degrees Fahrenheit hotter and in space the top sensor was only 8 degrees Fahrenheit hotter.
on Earth heat rises up which means the top sensor was 23 degrees Fahrenheit hotter and in space the top sensor was only 8 degrees Fahrenheit hotter.
