Table 2 EML experiment simulator results for Ti39.5Zr39.5Ni21 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

1293

4.02

0.220

329.8

448.2

Tm + 100

1193

3.53

0.154

228.9

206.6

Tm + 50

1143

3.29

0.116

170.6

118.4

Tm

1093

3.06

0.074

104.2

53.7

Tm − 50

1043

2.83

0.025

24.4

11.8

Argon

Tm + 200

1293

1.87

0.094

143.8

191.1

Tm + 100

1193

1.5

0.055

84.2

73.8

Tm + 50

1143

1.32

0.035

52.5

35.5

Tm

1093

1.15

0.014

18.8

10.1

Vacuum

Tm + 200

1293

1.31

0.066

102.4

134.7

Tm + 100

1193

0.94

0.034

53.0

46.3

Tm + 50

1143

0.76

0.019

28.6

19.7

Tm

1093

0.59

0.005

4.5

3.5