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Containerless processing studies in the msfc electrostatic levitator
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | SanSoucie, M. P. Rogers, J. R. |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | Levitation or containerless processing represents an important tool in materials research. Levitated specimens are free from contact with a container, which permits studies of deeply undercooled melts, and high-temperature, highly reactive materials. Containerless processing provides data for studies of thermophysical properties, phase equilibria, metastable state formation, microstructure formation, undercooling, and nucleation. Levitation techniques include: acoustic, aero-acoustic, electromagnetic, and electrostatic. In microgravity, levitation can be achieved with greatly reduced positioning forces. Microgravity also reduces the effects of buoyancy and sedimentation in melts. The European Space Agency (ESA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) jointly developed an electromagnetic levitator facility (MSL-EML) for containerless materials processing in space. The MSL-EML will be accommodated in the European Columbus Facility on the International Space Station (ISS). The electrostatic levitator (ESL) facility at the Marshall Space Flight Center provides support for the development of containerless processing studies for the ISS. The capabilities of the facility and recent results will be discussed. |
| File Size | 321374 |
| Page Count | 7 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20120004018 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3810358s |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2012-01-09 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Positioning Nucleation Levitation Electromagnetic Fields Sediments International Space Station Reactivity Metastable State Melts Crystal Growth Supercooling Microstructure Microgravity Thermophysical Properties Aeroacoustics Magnetic Suspension Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |