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Demonstration Of The Effect Of Stirring On Nucleation From Experiments On The International Space Station Using The Iss-Eml Facility, A. K. Gangopadhyay, M. E. Sellers, G. P. Bracker, D. Holland-Moritz, D. C. Van Hoesen, S. Koch, P. K. Galenko, A. K. Pauls, R. W. Hyers
Demonstration Of The Effect Of Stirring On Nucleation From Experiments On The International Space Station Using The Iss-Eml Facility, A. K. Gangopadhyay, M. E. Sellers, G. P. Bracker, D. Holland-Moritz, D. C. Van Hoesen, S. Koch, P. K. Galenko, A. K. Pauls, R. W. Hyers
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Faculty Publication Series
The effect of fluid flow on crystal nucleation in supercooled liquids is not well understood. The variable density and temperature gradients in the liquid make it difficult to study this under terrestrial gravity conditions. Nucleation experiments were therefore made in a microgravity environment using the Electromagnetic Levitation Facility on the International Space Station on a bulk glass-forming Zr57Cu15.4Ni12.6Al10Nb5 (Vit106), as well as Cu50Zr50 and the quasicrystal-forming Ti39.5Zr39.5Ni21 liquids. The maximum supercooling temperatures for each alloy were measured as a function of controlled stirring by applying various combinations of radio-frequency positioner and heater voltages to the water-cooled copper coils. The flow …