Possible use of Skull melting under microgravity

verfasst von: C. Gross, W. Assmus, A. Muiznieks, A. Mühlbauer, C. Stenzel, O. Schulz
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.
Organisationseinheit(en): Institut für Elektroprozesstechnik
Externe Organisation(en): Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Airbus Group
Typ: Artikel
Journal: Journal of crystal growth
Band: 198-199
Seiten: 188-193
Anzahl der Seiten: 6
ISSN: 0022-0248
Publikationsdatum: 03.1999
Publikationsstatus: Veröffentlicht
Peer-reviewed: Ja
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete: Physik der kondensierten Materie, Anorganische Chemie, Werkstoffchemie
Elektronische Version(en): https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-0248(98)01093-8 (Zugang: Geschlossen)

BibTeX

@article{f55df17d5e684c85a7ceb8868ed2a20f,
title = "Possible use of Skull melting under microgravity",
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",
author = "C. Gross and W. Assmus and A. Muiznieks and A. M{\"u}hlbauer and C. Stenzel and O. Schulz",
note = "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.",
year = "1999",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1016/S0022-0248(98)01093-8",
language = "English",
volume = "198-199",
pages = "188--193",
journal = "Journal of crystal growth",
issn = "0022-0248",
publisher = "Elsevier",
number = "PART I",
}