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Analysis of the Free-Fall Behavior of Liquid-Metal Drops in a Gaseous Atmosphere
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2011
Abstract
The free fall of a liquid-metal drop and heat transfer from the drop to its environment are described for both a gaseous atmosphere and vacuum. A simple model, in which the drop is assumed to fall rectilinearly with behavior like that of a rigid particle, is developed first, then possible causes of deviation from this behavior are discussed. The model is applied to describe solidification of drops in a drop tube. Possible future develop-ments of the model are suggested.
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