NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Program pdf

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Program

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This is the final report for the program for the feasibility of developing a high-pressure acoustic levitator (HPAL). It includes work performed during the period from February 15, 1987 to October 26, 1987. The program was conducted for NASA under contract number NAS3-25115. The HPAL would be used for containerless processing of materials in the 1-g Earth environment. Results show that the use of increased gas pressure produces higher sound pressure levels. The harmonics produced by the acoustic source are also reduced. This provides an improvement in the capabilities of acoustic levitation in 1-g. The reported processing capabilities are directly limited by the design of the Medium Pressure Acoustic Levitator used for this study. Data show that sufficient acoustic intensities can be obtained to levitate and process a specimen of density 5 g/cu cm at 1500 C. However, it is recommended that a working engineering model of the HPAL be developed.

The model would be used to establish the maximum operating parameters of furnace temperature and sample density

• Creator/s: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS
• Date: 7/1/1988
• Year: 1988
• Book Topics/Themes: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ACOUSTIC LEVITATION, CONTAINERLESS MELTS, EARTH GRAVITATION, FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS, FURNACES, HARMONICS, HIGH PRESSURE, MICROGRAVITY APPLICATIONS, SOUND PRESSURE, SPACE COMMERCIALIZATION, TRANSDUCERS, Rey, Charles A., Merkley, Dennis R., Hammarlund, Gregory R

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