Bubble Formation (VIDEO)

Southwest Research Institute

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The University of Texas at San Antonio and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) will flight test novel electrolyzer technology to characterize its performance and associated bubble dynamics in low gravity. In this video, an electrochemical cell filled with simulated Martian brine recreates the processes that produce oxygen and hydrocarbon consumables.

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Southwest Research Institute/UTSA

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