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Materials processing under microgravity conditions using drop tubes

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Drop tube provides a low-cost alternative to study the influence of microgravity in materials processing. In the present paper, the current status of the drop tubes and associated experiments on materials processing are reviewed. Emphasis is placed on the advantages and limitations of these studies. It is pointed out that despite size limitation, large opportunities exist to study the fundamental aspects of the influence of gravity in materials processing.

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    K Chattopadhyay

  2. Antariksha Bhavan, ISRO Headquarters, New BEL Road, 560094, Bangalore, India

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Chattopadhyay, K., Tiwari, M.K. Materials processing under microgravity conditions using drop tubes. Bull. Mater. Sci. 15, 91–110 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02927434

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