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2 Status of the Field
Pages 6-8

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... These groups are biological sciences; combustion science; electronic materials; fluids, interfaces, and transport; fundamental processes; glasses and ceramics; and metals and alloys. The CMGR has met with representatives of these DWGs, studied their reports, reviewed previous status and workshop accounts on the field of microgravity research, such as Materials Processing in Space,1 Microgravity Science and Applications: Report on a Workshop,2 and Review of Microgravity REPORT MENU NOTICE Science and Applications Flight Programs -- January-March /987,3 and conducted MEMBERSHIP independent investigations.
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... These six areas, as opposed to the former seven "disciplines," are chosen to reflect future opportunities more realistically. For example, combustion would entail consideration of both combustion science and fire safety; fluid science would address not only classical fluid dynamics, but also the mechanics of drop dynamics and the physics of free fluid boundaries; and processing science and technology would emphasize phenomena instead of a particular material and sometimes would be conducted on model materials of little practical value.
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... REFERENCES 1. Committee on Scientific and Technological Aspects of Materials Processing in Space, Space Applications Board.
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