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Space flight data from the isothermal dendritic growth experiment
Abstract
The Isothermal Dendritic Growth Experiment (IDGE) is a NASA space flight experiment which flew as part of the United States Microgravity Payload (USMP-2), in early 1994. The IDGE measured dendritic growth rates, tip radii, and crystal morphologies of ultra-pure succinonitrile (CN-(CH2)2-CN) at supercoolings in the range from 0.05 - 2.0 K. Data taken in the form of slow-scan binary digitized images telemetered to the ground from orbit in near-real time, combined with the IDGE terrestrial data set, provide the first quantitative assessment of various theories on dendritic solidification and the effects of convection on dendritic growth.
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Glicksman, M. E., Koss, M. B., Bushnell, L. T., Lacombe, J. C., Winsa, E. A.. 1995-01-01. Space flight data from the isothermal dendritic growth experiment. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19950055690
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