Thermophysical property measurements of liquid metals by electromagnetic levitation

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 247-273

  Brillo, J ^a   Lohofer G ^a   Schmidt Hohagen, F ^a   Schneider, S ^a   Egry, I ^a,b,c,d  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Institute's Thermophysics Group   (Germany)

^d DLR's Centre of Excellence ZEUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Density; Electrical resistivity; Electromagnetic levitation; Liquid metals; Microgravity; Surface tension; Thermophysical properties; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; SURFACE TENSION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC LEVITATION; MICROGRAVITY; NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENTS;

LIQUID METALS;

EID: 33646241081     PISSN: 02681900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijmpt.2006.009469     Document Type: Article

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