title: Peculiarities of moisture transfer in capillary-porous soil substitutes during space flight.
abstract: Aboard the orbital stations, "Salyut-7" and "Mir", investigations on the peculiarities of moisture transfer in capillary-porous bodies (CPB; that is, soil substitutes) in microgravity were conducted by the authors with a specially designed device and an original method. Water distribution in CPB-perlite (fractions 1.5... 2.5 mm) was studied, and theoretical dependances for linear capillary impregnation of CPB were determined.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomedical Problems, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Podolsky
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mashinsky
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000032:analysis; D001274:Atmospheric Pressure; D002197:Capillary Action; D004780:Environment, Controlled; D006813:Humidity; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis*; D013026:Space Flight; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D014881:Water Supply; D014893:Weightlessness
chemical_list: D012987:Soil; D014867:Water; C003076:Perlite; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D000537:Aluminum Oxide