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Professor of Engineering Science
University of Tn Space Institute
Tullahoma, TN 37388-9700
Phone: (931) 393-7471
Fax: (931) 393-7530
bantar@utsi.edu
For the past twenty years Dr. Basil Antar has been studying the effects of gravity fields on fluid motion and transport phenomena for space applications. Understanding the dynamics of fluid motion in the low- gravity environment of space will lead to better design and operation of many space-based systems that involve fluid motion. This includes production of both biological and electronic crystals in space, the storage and acquisition of cryogenic fuels in space, and the design of heat exchanger for space applications. Among the many contributions of Dr. Antar to the field of microgravity science and applications are: inventions of specialized liquid handling hardware for space applications, a textbook on the fundamentals of low gravity fluid dynamics and heat transfer, and development of several numerical computer codes that simulate materials space processing and two-phase flow in low-gravity environment. He also has designed and operated several experiments in low-gravity environment both aboard the NASA/Space Shuttle and the KC-135 aircraft for the purpose of gaining a better understanding of low-gravity heat and mass transport.