Validating ground-based aerodynamic levitation surface tension measurements through a study on Al2O3

Abstract The surface tension of a molten sample can be evaluated based on its resonant frequency with various levitation techniques. Under a 1-G condition, the use of levitation forces to counteract gravity will cause the levitated sample’s resonant frequency to differ from that under microgravity....

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Main Authors: Yifan Sun, Guangtao Duan, Akifumi Yamaji, Tomoya Takatani, Hiroaki Muta, Yuji Ohishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:npj Microgravity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-022-00213-8