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Air jet levitation furnace system for observing glass microspheres during heating and meltingA collimated hole structure air jet levitation system has been developed which can be used to levitate hollow glass microspheres used in inertial confinement fusion studies. An ellipsoidal furnace has been added to the system to provide a heating source. A video camera and a 16 mm movie camera connected to a microsphere system provide real time observation as well as permanent documentation of the experiments. Microspheres have been levitated at temperatures over 1400 C for over 10 minutes at a time.
Document ID
19830062047
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ethridge, E. C. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Space Sciences Laboratory, Huntsville, AL, United States)
Dunn, S. L. (Bjorksten Research Laboratory Madison, WI, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1982
Subject Category
Engineering (General)
Meeting Information
Meeting: Materials processing in the reduced gravity environment of space; Annual Meeting
Location: Boston, MA
Start Date: November 16, 1981
End Date: November 18, 1981
Sponsors: NASA
Accession Number
83A43265
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-33513
Distribution Limits
Public
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