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Bubble Behavior in Molten Glass in a Temperature Gradient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

M. Meyyappan ,
R. S. Subramanian ,
W. R. Wilcox  and
H. Smith
M. Meyyappan
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Clarkson College of Technology, Potsdam, New York 13676, USA
R. S. Subramanian
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Clarkson College of Technology, Potsdam, New York 13676, USA
W. R. Wilcox
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Clarkson College of Technology, Potsdam, New York 13676, USA
H. Smith
Affiliation:
Westinghouse R & D Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Abstract

Gas bubble motion in a temperature gradient was observed in a sodium borate melt in a reduced gravity rocket experiment under the NASA SPAR program. Large bubbles tended to move faster than smaller ones, as predicted by theory. When the bubbles contacted a heated platinum strip, motion virtually ceased because the melt only imperfectly wets platinum. In some cases bubble diameter increased noticeably with time.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 9 , 1981 , 311
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1982

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