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The Magnetically Enhanced Electrolysis (MEE) Experiment

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Romero-Calvo, Álvaro
 Nogales, Connor
 Billings, Keith
 West, William C.
 Schaub, Hanspeter
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Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering
The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics was established in 1931, with a name change in 1962 to the School of Aerospace Engineering
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Water electrolysis is a key technology for oxygen and hydrogen production in space, finding application in environmental control and life support systems, propulsion technologies, and high-density energy storage devices. However, the management of multiphase flows in microgravity is complicated due to the absence of buoyancy. Diamagnetic buoyancy can be induced by means of permanent magnets to remove and collect gas bubbles and simplify current oxygen generation architectures. Ultimately, this could lead to a new generation of electrolytic cells with minimum or no moving parts. The Magnetically Enhanced Electrolysis (MEE) experiment seeks to evaluate this approach by testing a technology demonstrator onboard Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital rocket. Preliminary drop tower results exemplify the effectivity of this method.
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2023-02
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