Liquid metal diffusion experiments in microgravity - Vibrational effects

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 336-344

  Mathiak, Gerhard ^a   Plescher, E ^b   Willnecker, R ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Liquid diffusion; Microgravity; Vibrational effects

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; GRAVITATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

DIFFUSION MEASUREMENT; GRAVITY-DRIVEN FLOW; LIQUID STATES; MANOEUVRES;

DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS;

DIFFUSION; LIQUID METAL; MICROGRAVITY; VIBRATION;

EID: 13944258536     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/16/2/003     Document Type: Article

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