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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 188-193 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of crystal growth |
| Volume | 198-199 |
| Issue number | PART I |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 1999 |
Abstract
Skull melting is a special kind of direct inductive heating which allows quasi-crucible-free processing of materials with very high melting points (3000 K and above). Under terrestrial gravity, the temperature gradients essential to the Skull technique cause buoyancy driven convection in the melt, which might interfere with crystal growth. Skull melting could therefore benefit from processing in a microgravity environment. We report on results of a joint project under contract with the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), which has evaluated the possible use of Skull melting in microgravity from two main viewpoints: the power efficiency and the expected effects of μg environment on melt convection.
Keywords
- Computer simulation, Convection, Melt growth technique by Skull melting, Microgravity, growth under, of ZrO
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Chemistry(all)
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Science(all)
- Materials Chemistry
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In: Journal of crystal growth, Vol. 198-199, No. PART I, 03.1999, p. 188-193.
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T1 - Possible use of Skull melting under microgravity
AU - Gross, C.
AU - Assmus, W.
AU - Muiznieks, A.
AU - Mühlbauer, A.
AU - Stenzel, C.
AU - Schulz, O.
N1 - Funding Information: Financial support was granted by the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) under subcontract (DO 14 10 159 I 00 367). Copyright: Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1999/3
Y1 - 1999/3
N2 - Skull melting is a special kind of direct inductive heating which allows quasi-crucible-free processing of materials with very high melting points (3000 K and above). Under terrestrial gravity, the temperature gradients essential to the Skull technique cause buoyancy driven convection in the melt, which might interfere with crystal growth. Skull melting could therefore benefit from processing in a microgravity environment. We report on results of a joint project under contract with the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), which has evaluated the possible use of Skull melting in microgravity from two main viewpoints: the power efficiency and the expected effects of μg environment on melt convection.
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