A conceptual design of a modular electromagnetic levitator (MEL) is being prepared at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama. The high-efficiency radio-frequency system developed at ORNL will allow samples of high-temperature metals such as niobium to be levitated and melted in space. The MEL will accommodate multiple samples that can be processed in a vacuum of 10(sup (minus)9) torr or in a cover gas. This system is being designed to operate from the power bus of the space shuttle. Flights are being made on the KC-135 at Johnson Space Center to evaluate hardware fabricated for operation in low- and high-gravity environments.


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    Title :

    Modular electromagnetic levitator


    Contributors:
    C. A. Hahs (author) / R. J. Fox (author)

    Publication date :

    1992


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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