Table 1 EML Experiment Simulator results for Zr isothermal hold.

From: MHD surrogate model for convection in electromagnetically levitated molten metal droplets processed using the ISS-EML facility

Hold temperature (K)

 

\(U^{\rm{H}}_{\rm{ctr}}\) (V)

umax (m s−1)

γ̇max (s−1)

Reynolds number

Helium

Tm + 200

2328

9.40

0.400

697.5

4165.6

Tm + 100

2228

8.70

0.372

663.6

3411.7

Tm

2128

8.02

0.344

623.2

2816.7

Tm − 100

2028

7.36

0.315

578.2

2336.5

Tm − 200

1928

6.72

0.287

530.4

1942.5

Tm − 300

1828

6.10

0.259

481.2

1615.3

Argon

Tm + 200

2328

7.25

0.325

594.7

3386.6

Tm + 100

2228

6.58

0.294

543.0

2691.7

Tm

2128

5.93

0.263

489.3

2153.4

Tm − 100

2028

5.31

0.233

436.0

1730.3

Tm − 200

1928

4.72

0.205

384.1

1392.8

Tm − 300

1828

4.14

0.179

333.1

1115.7

Vacuum

Tm + 200

2328

6.90

0.311

572.4

3243.3

Tm + 100

2228

6.23

0.279

518.5

2561.4

Tm

2128

5.57

0.248

462.6

2031.2

Tm − 100

2028

4.94

0.218

407.5

1615.8

Tm − 200

1928

4.34

0.190

354.3

1285.6

Tm − 300

1828

3.76

0.163

303.3

1018.1