Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
出版者
宇宙航空研究開発機構宇宙科学研究本部
出版者(英)
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA/ISAS)
雑誌名
宇宙利用シンポジウム 第21回 平成16年度
雑誌名(英)
Space Utilization Research: Proceedings of the Twenty-first Space Utilization Symposium
ページ
39 - 41
発行年
2005-03
抄録(英)
The study of thermophysical properties of metallic and semiconductor melts is important to understand heat and mass transport phenomena and their structures. However, the properties are obviously sensitive to contamination of the melt by impurities. Non-contact techniques, for example EML (Electro Magnetic Levitation) and ESL (Electro Static Levitation), under a reduced convection condition have become a promising way to solve the problems. On the other hand, it is well-known that a static magnetic field suppresses convection in an electrically conductive melt even under the terrestrial condition. Therefore, a novel method using an electromagnetic levitator with a superconducting magnet has been developed for measurement of thermophysical properties of the melts. In the present study density and thermal conductivity of molten pure silicon have been successfully measured over wide temperature range including the undercooled region by the method.