%0 Journal Article
%4 sid.inpe.br/plutao/2014/12.01.11.47.57
%2 sid.inpe.br/plutao/2014/12.01.11.47.58
%@doi 10.1007/s12217-014-9384-y
%@issn 0938-0108
%F lattes: 6027598828196375 4 ToledoTravAnBand:2014:HeTrDu
%T Heat Transfer During the Solidification of Eutectic PbSn Alloy Droplets in Drop Tubes
%D 2014
%9 journal article
%A Toledo, Rafael Cardoso,
%A Travelho, Jerônimo dos Santos,
%A An, Chen Ying,
%A Bandeira, Irajá Newton,
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
%@affiliation Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)
%B Microgravity, Science and Technology
%V 26
%N 2
%P 119-124
%K Heat transfer, drop tube, eutectic alloy, solidification, microgravity.
%X The study of heat transfer during the free fall of PbSn droplets is important to optimize the alloy solidification conditions in drop tubes. In this paper a model of heat transfer by conduction is applied in the solidification of PbSn eutectic alloys in a 3 m length drop tube installed at Associate Laboratory of Sensors and Materials of the Brazilian Space Research Institute (LAS/INPE). Drop tubes are one of the most suitable and low cost options to provide a microgravity environment on the ground.
%@language en