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Literatures
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F. Best, S. Goldman and M. Golay, "Optimal System Configuration
Total Energy Analysis for a Large Military Installation," Heat
Transfer in Energy Conservation, American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, December 1977.
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F. Best, S. Goldman and M. Golay, "A
Computer Program for Community Energy Consumption Analysis and Total
Energy System Design," Co-generation District Heating Applications,
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, December 1978.
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W. Glantschnig, M. Golay, S. H. Chen, and F. Best, "A Light
Scattering Device for Sizing and Velocimetry of Large Droplets,"
Applied Optics, August 1982.
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F. Best and N. Pisano, “The Propagation of self-sustaining Zirconium
Oxidation in a Drained Spent Fuel Storage Pool,” Transactions of the
American Nuclear Society, v45, 1983, p 133-134.
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F. Best and S. Yamamoto, "A Review of Uranium Recovery Processes and
the International Meeting on the Recovery of Uranium from Seawater,"
Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research Far East Scientific
Bulletin, Vol. 9, No. 1, January to March 1984.
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F. Best, D. Wayne, and C. Erdman, "Analysis of a Proposed Fuel
Freezing Mechanism in a Rod Bundle," Nuclear Science and
Engineering, Vol. 89, No. 1, January 1985.
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L. Kachnik, V. Scharrer, V. Djordjevic, and F. R. Best,
“Characteristics of Solid/Liquid Flow in a 2-in Pipe,” Transactions
of the American Nuclear Society, v50, 1985, p 109-10.
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F. R. Best, D. Wayne, and C. Erdman, “A Fuel Freezing Model for
Liquid-metal Fast Breeder Reactor Hypothetical Core Disruptive
Accidents,” Nuclear Science and Engineering, v89, n 1, 1985, p
49-60.
- F.R. Best, M. DeHart, “Heat Pipe Transient
Modeling and Analysis Part 1: Entrainment,” AIP Conference
Transactions, volume 2, January 1985, TM 4.1-4.3.
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H. Giap, J. Arjas, and F. Best, “NDNBR 95/95 Confidence Interval
Determination for Nonparametric CHF Statistics,” Transactions of the
American Nuclear Society, v50, 1985, p 408.
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F. Best and M. Driscoll, "Prospects for the Recovery of Uranium from
Seawater," Nuclear Technology, Vol. 73, pp. 55-68, April 1986.
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F. Best, M. W. Golay, W. J. Glantschnig, "Comparison of Methods for
Measurement of Cooling Tower Drift", Atmospheric Environment, Vol.
20, No. 2, pp. 269-691, 1986.
- H. Giap, F.R. Best, “Transient Analysis Of
Space Reactors,” AIP Conference Transactions, January 1986, RS
9.1-9.7.
- L. Kachnik, M. Gaeta, J. Terrell, F. Best,
“The Design and Test Program for a Micro-Gravity Convective
Condensation Experiment,” AIP Conference Transactions, January 1986,
TM 10.1-10.3.
- J.S. Peery, F.R. Best, “Simulation of Heat
Pipe Rapid Transient Performance Using A Multi-Nodal Implicit Finite
Difference Scheme,” AIP Conference Proceedings, volume v, January
1986, p145-150.
- M. DeHart, F.R. Best, “Heat Pipe Entrainment
Analysis Via Optical Methods,” AIP Conference Transactions, January
1986, TM 9.1-9.3.
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F. R. Best, “A Two-phase Flow Demonstration Device,” Transactions of
the American Nuclear Society, v53, 1986, p 55-6.
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F. Best, Leo Kachnik, Doo-Jeong Lee, and Nanette Faget, "A
Microgravity Boiling and Convective Condensation Experiment", 1987
ASME Winter Meeting 87-WA/HT-12, Boston, Massachusetts.
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L. Doo-Jeong, F. R. Best and N. Faget, “Microgravity Two-phase Flow
Regime Modeling,” Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, v55,
1987, p 725-6.
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Q. G. Huan, J. R. Arjas, M. T. Longnecker, and F. R. Best,
“Nonnormal CHF Calculation,” Transactions of the American Nuclear
Society, v54, 1987, p 174-5.
- D. Lee, F.R. Best, “Micro-Gravity Two-Phase
Fluid Flow pattern Modeling,” AIP Conference Transactions, pt 2.,
January 1988, p451-455.
- J.M. Cuta, T.E. Michener, Z.I. Antoniak, J.M.
Bates, W.J. Krotiuk, F.R. Best, L.J. Kachnik, “Reduced-Gravity
Two-Phase Flow Experiments In the NASA KC-135,” AIP Conference
Transactions, pt 2., January 1988, p443-446.
- D.L. Eubanks, F. Best, “Optimization of
Organic Rankine Cycles For Space Station Applications,” AIP
Conference Transactions, pt 2., January 1988, p159-162.
- M. Gaeta, V. Djordjevic, D. Carpenter, P.
Brohlin, J. Hansen, F. Best, C. Erdman, M. Ehsani, “EETAP End-to-End
Transient Analysis Program For Space Nuclear Power System
Simulation,” AIP Conference Transactions, pt 2., January 1988,
p29-36.
- V. Georgevich, C. Erdman, F. Best, “Modeling
of the Transient Behavior of a Thermoelectric Electromagnetic
Self-Induced Pump For a space Reactor System,” AIP Conference
Transactions, January 1989, p284-292.
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V. Georgevich, F. Best, and C. Erdman, "Loss of Coolant Accident
Mitigation for Liquid Metal Cooled Space Reactors," Space Power,
Vol. 8, No. 3, 1989.
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F. Best and D. Hoang, "Microgravity
Two Phase Flow Pressure Drop Experiments in the NASA KC-135,"
Transactions of 1989 ASME Pressure Vessel and Piping Conference, p
123-126, July 23-27, 1989, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- W.S. Hill, F.R. Best, “Definition of Two-Phase
Flow Behaviors For spacecraft Design,” AIP Conference Proceedings,
pt 2., January 1990, p547-551.
- T.R. Reinarts, F.R. Best, “Water Heat Pipe
Frozen and Non-Frozen Startup and Shutdown Transients with Internal
Measurements and Visual Observations,” AIP Conference Proceedings,
pt 2., January 1990, p1011-1016.
- F.R. Best, D.S. Hoang, “Microgravity Two-Phase
Flow Pressure Drop Experiments in the NASA KC-135,” AIP Conference
Proceedings, pt 2., January 1990, p557-561.
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T. R. Reinarts, F. R. Best, K. M. Miller, W. S. Hill, “Definition of
Two-phase Flow Behaviors for Spacecraft Design”, AIP Conference
Proceedings, n 217, pt.3, 1991, p 1230-5.
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A. Lambert, T. R. Reinarts, F. R. Best, W. S. Hill, "KC-135
zero-gravity two phase flow pressure drop: experiments and
modeling," AIP Conference Proceedings, n 217, pt.3, 1991, p 1236-43.
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I. Carron and F. Best, “Microgravity Phase Separation of Rotating
Fluids in a Fixed Cylinder,” Transactions of the American Nuclear
Society, v64, 1991, p 639-40.
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T. R. Reinarts, F. R. Best and W. S. Hill, “Definition of
Condensation Two-phase Flow Behaviors for Spacecraft Design,” AIP
Conference Proceedings, n246, pt. 3, 1992, p 1216-1225.
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T. R. Reinarts, F. R. Best, and M. Wheeler, “Zero-G Two-phase Flow
Regime Modeling in Adiabatic Flow,” AIP Conference Proceedings,
n271, pt. 2, 1993, p987-992.
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M. Gaeta and F. Best, “Transient
Thermal Analysis of a Space Reactor Power System,” Nuclear
Technology, Vol. 103, No. 1, pp. 19 - 33, July 1993.
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T. Reinarts, K. Miller, and F. Best,
“Two-Phase Flow Regimes in Smooth Tubing in Microgravity, Lunar
Gravity, Martian Gravity, and Earth-Normal Gravity,” Proceedings of
the American Society of Mechanical Engineering Winter Annual
Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 1993.
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M. W. Wheeler, F. R. Best, T. R. Reinarts, "An investigation of two
phase flow pressure drops in a reduced acceleration environment,"
AIP Conference Proceedings, n 271, pt.2, 1993, p 981-6.
- P. Baranek, K.C. Marsden, F.R. Best, “Zero-G
Annular Flow and 1-G Stratified Flow Single Component Two-Phase
Condensation Modeling,” AIP Conference Proceedings, n 301, pt.2,
1994, p1137-1142.
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I. Carron and F. Best, “Gas-liquid
Annular Flow Under Microgravity Conditions: A Temporal Linear
Stability Study,” International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Vol: 20
Iss: 6 p. 1085-93, Date: Dec. 1994.
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R. B. Williams, F. R. Best, "Two-phase flow regime management for
in-space power rejection management - feasibility study,"
Proceedings of the Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering
Conference, v 1, Aerospace Power, 1995, p 583-588.
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M. J. Longeot, F. R. Best, "Two-phase adiabatic pressure drop
experiments and modeling under micro-gravity conditions," AIP
Conference Proceedings, n 324, pt.1, 1995, p 53-8.
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I. Carron and F. Best, “Microgravity
Gas/Liquid Flow Regime Maps: Can We Compute Them from First
Principles? ,” Proceedings of the 31st National Heat Transfer
Conference, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Houston,
Texas, August 3-6, 1996.
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C. Kurwitz and F. Best, “Experimental Results of Loop Heat Pipe
Startup in Microgravity,” Proceedings of the 1st Conference on
Applications of Thermophysics in Microgravity, Albuquerque, New
Mexico, January 1997.
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F. Best, T. Hamm, and R. Kurwitz, “Design of a PbBi Cooled,
Electrically Heated MOX Test Facility,” K. L. Peddicord, Leonard
Lazarev and Leslie J. Jardine eds., Nuclear Materials Safety
Management, NATO ASI Series, Kluwer Publishing Company, 1997.
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C. Kurwitz and F. Best, “The Design of Micro-Fabricated Evaporators
in Multichip Modules,” Proceedings of the International Conference
on Integrated Nano/Microtechnology for Space Applications, Houston,
TX. November, 1998.
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C. Young, F. Best, and C. Kurwitz, “Modeling of Two-Phase Flow in
Manifolds Under Microgravity Conditions,” Proceedings of the
Conference on Applications of Thermophysics in Microgravity and
Breakthrough Propulsion Physics, Albuquerque, New Mexico, January
1999.
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C. Kurwitz and F. Best, “Phase Separation by Passively Induced
Centrifugal Forces,” 4th International Conference on Life Support
and Biosphere Science, Baltimore, MD. August, 2000.
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C. Kurwitz, and F. Best, “Modeling and Testing of Two-Phase Flow in
Manifolds Under Microgravity Conditions,” Proceedings of the
Conference on Applications of Thermophysics in Microgravity and
Breakthrough Propulsion Physics, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February
2001.
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T. Wong, B. Nguyen, F. Best, and C. Kurwitz, “Helium Evolution from
Ullage Venting of Propellant Tank in Space,” submitted for the 37th
AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit
conference in Salt Lake City, UT., July 2001.
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C. Kurwitz, and F. Best, “New Results in Gravity Dependent Two-Phase
Flow Regime Mapping,” Proceedings of the Conference on Applications
of Thermophysics in Microgravity and Breakthrough Propulsion
Physics, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 2002.
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R.Oinuma and F. R. Best, Evaporative
“Modeling for Idealized Lithographic Pores", AIP Conference
Proceedings Vol 608(1) pp. 21-29. January 14, 2002 .
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D. Bean, C. Kurwitz, P. Waghela, and F. Best, “Vortex Necking
Phenomena under Microgravity,” Proceedings of the Thermal Fluids
Analysis Workshop 2002, NASA Johnson Space Center, August 2002.
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R. Oinuma and F. R. Best,"
Fundamental Study of Heat Pipe Design for High Heat Flux Source",
NASA Thermal & Fluid Analysis Workshop 2002, Houston , Texas ,
August 12-16, 2002 .
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P. McIntyre, A. Sattarov, M. Adams, F. Best, R. Kurwitz and Z. Wu,
"Accelerator-Driven Thorium Cycle Power Reactor: Design and
Performance Calculations", Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity:
Updating Eisenhouwer's Global Vision for Nuclear Energy, 2003, p
1881-1885.
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R. B. Williams, I. Carron, D. Bray, C. Kurwitz and F. Best,
“Zero-Gravity Test Results for Ultrasonic Sensing Air-liquid
Interface in a Vortex Separator,” Proceedings of the Conference
on Space Technology and Application International Forum,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 2003, Pages 239-246.
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F. Finodeyev, and F. Best, “Controlled
Acceleration Track Equipment Description,” Proceedings of
the Conference on Applications of Thermophysics in Microgravity and
Breakthrough Propulsion Physics, Albuquerque, New Mexico,
February 2004.
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J. Braisted, C. Kurwitz, and F. Best, “New
Results in Two-Phase Pressure Drop Calculations at Reduced Gravity
Conditions,” Proceedings of the Conference on Applications
of Thermophysics in Microgravity and Breakthrough Propulsion Physics,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 2004.
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F. Finodeyev, D. Algama, P. Waghela, D. Bean, C. Kurwitz, and F.
Best, “Gamma Densitometry
Applications in Microgravity Two-Phase Flow Experiments,”
Proceedings of the Conference on Applications of Thermophysics in
Microgravity and Breakthrough Propulsion Physics, Albuquerque,
New Mexico, February 2004.
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K. M. Hurlbert , L. C. Witte , F. R.
Best and C. Kurwitz, “Scaling two-phase flows to Mars and Moon
gravity conditions,” International Journal of Multiphase Flow,
Volume 30, Issue 4, April 2004, Pages 351-368.
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C. Kurwitz, and F. Best, “A Statistical Comparison of Various Fluids
for a Drift Flux Model in Reduced Gravity Two-Phase Slug Flow,”
Proceedings of the Conference on Applications of Thermophysics in
Microgravity and Breakthrough Propulsion Physics, Albuquerque, New
Mexico, February 2005.
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F. Finodeyev, M. Ghrist, and F. Best, “Development of a Passive Flow
Coalesence Device for Two-Phase Phase Separation under
Microgravity,” Proceedings of the Conference on Applications of
Thermophysics in Microgravity and Breakthrough Propulsion Physics,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 2005.
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C. Kurwitz, M. Ellis, K. Marsden and
F. Best, “Vortex Separator for Use in Microgravity Nuclear Power
Systems,” Proceedings of the Space Nuclear Conference 2005,
Paper 1130, San Diego, California, June 5-9, 2005.
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R. Oinuma, D. C. Bean, C. Neil, R. C. Kurwitz and F. R. Best,
“Two-phase Flow Issues in Space Nuclear Reactor and Nuclear
Propulsion Systems,” Proceedings of the Space Nuclear Conference
2005, Paper 1135, San Diego, California, June 5-9, 2005.
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M. Ellis, R. C. Kurwitz and F. R. Best, “Development of a Unique,
Passive, Microgravity Vortex Separator,” Proceeding of International
Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2005-81616,
Orland, Florida, Nov. 5-10, 2005.
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R. Oinuma, D. Bean, C. Neil, K. Supak and F. Best, “Two-Phase Flow
Pressure Drop with Twisted Tape Insert for a Microgravity Rankine
Cycle Power System,” Proceedings of the Conference on
Applications of Thermophysics in Microgravity and Breakthrough
Propulsion Physics, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 2006.
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A. Barbu, M. Ellis, R. Kurwitz and F. Best, “Acoustic gauge
monitoring of fluid inventory in a microgravity vortex separator,”
Measurement Science Technology 17, 2006, Pages
403-410.
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M. Ghrist, M. Ellis, D. Bean, C. Kurwitz and F. Best, “Microgravity
Phase Separation for the Rankine Cycle,” Nuclear Technology, v156, n
3, 2006, p 282-288.
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L. Valota, R. Kurwitz, A. Shepard and F. Best, “Microgravity flow
regime data and analysis,” International Journal of Multiphase Flow,
v33, n 11, 2007, p. 1172-1185.
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K. Supak, R. Kurwitz, R. Oinuma, and F. Best, “Reduced Gravity
Rankine Cycle System Simulation and Design with Passive Vortex Phase
Separation,” Proceedings of the Space Nuclear Conference 2007, p
154-162, Boston, Massachusetts, June 24-28, 2007.
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M. Schuller, C. Kurwitz, and F. Best, “Demonstration of a Martian
Surface Power System Sodium Boiler Heat Exchanger,” Proceedings of
the Conference on Applications of Thermophysics in Microgravity and
Breakthrough Propulsion Physics, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February
2008.
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C. Kurwitz, M. Ellis, R. Oinuma, and F. Best, “Reduced Gravity
Direct Contact Heat Exchanger for Cabin Air Dehumidifcation,” Earth
and Space Conference 2008, 11th ASCE Aerospace Division
International Conference on Engineering, Construction and Operations
in Challenging Environments, 2008.
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K. Vierow, F. Best, J. Ford, Y. Hassan, S. McDeavitt, J. Ragusa, W.
D. Reece, L. Shao, P. Tsvetkov, “TAMU Nuclear Safety Curriculum
Development for a 21st Century Workforce,” Transactions American
Nuclear Society Summer Meeting, Anaheim, California, 2008.
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