Review on drop towers and long drop tubesA drop tube is an enclosure in which a molten sample can be solidified while falling; three such large tubes are currently in existence, all at NASA research facilities, and are engaged in combustion and fluid physics-related experiments rather than in materials research. JPL possesses smaller tubes, one of which can be cryogenically cooled to produce glass and metal microshells. A new small drop tube will soon begin operating at NASA Lewis that is equipped with four high-speed two-color pyrometers spaced equidistantly along the column.
Document ID
19880032735
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bayuzick, R. J. (Vanderbilt Univ. Nashville, TN, United States)
Hofmeister, W. H. (Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN, United States)
Robinson, M. B. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States)