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Programmable multi-zone furnace for microgravity researchIn order to provide new furnace technology to accommodate microgravity research studies and commercial applications in material processes, research has been initiated on the development of the Programmable-Multi-zone Furnace (PMZF). The PMZF is described as a multi-user materials processing furnace facility that is composed of thirty or more heater elements in series on a muffle tube or in a stacked ring-type configuration and independently controlled by a computer. One of the aims of the PMZF project is to allow furnace thermal gradient profiles to be reconfigured without physical modification of the hardware by creating the capability of reconfiguring thermal profiles in response to investigators' requests. The future location of the PMZF facility is discussed; the preliminary science survey results and preliminary conceptual designs for the PMZF are presented; and a review of multi-zone furnace technology is given.
Document ID
19910034840
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Rosenthal, Bruce N.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Krolikowski, Cathryn R.
(Cleveland State University OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1991
Subject Category
Materials Processing
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 91-0781
Accession Number
91A19463
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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