Hypergravity research for students

In the area of hypergravity research there are numerous reasons to perform ground-based research. The most likely uses for the LDC are:

• to perform scientific studies on the effects of hypergravity on the system under investigation;

• to specifically investigate the parameters which might be affected by hypergravity conditions;

• to test hardware performance under simulated hypergravity conditions.

Within these conditions, a wide variety of experiments can be proposed, from relatively simple to technically complex ones. In the past, Spin your Thesis! teams have performed experiments that involve the following:

• biological cell development under hypergravity

• the effect of gravity on Plasma arcs

• the effect of acoustics on water bubbles under simulated gravity

• the acclimatisation of plants in hypergravity

• the behaviour of high-voltage water bridges under gravity

Many other types of investigations can be conceived, in particular in the fields of chemistry, optical physics, material and fluid sciences and geology.