E3S Web of Conferences (Jan 2018)

Concept of experimental platform to investigate aeroponic systems in microgravity conditions

  • Jurga Anna,
  • Kuźma Joanna,
  • Płuszka Paweł,
  • Chmielewski Piotr,
  • Bobrowska Edyta,
  • Draguła Maciej

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20184400061
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 44
p. 00061

Abstract

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The article presents the concept of experimental research system to investigate aeroponic cultivation in microgravity condition. The main scientific objective is to define the forces acting in droplet-root system exposed to microgravity conditions especially the adhesion and cohesion phenomena. The concept of a research platform is presented in this paper and includes electrical, hydraulic and optical system.