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Effects of Experiment Location and Orbiter Attitude on the Residual Acceleration On-Board STS-73 (USML-2)A knowledge of the quasi-steady acceleration environment on the NASA Space Shuttle Orbiter is of particular importance for materials processing experiments which are limited by slow diffusive processes. The quasi-steady (less than 1 HZ) acceleration environment on STS-73 (USML-2) was measured using the Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment (OARE) accelerometer. One of the facilities flown on USML-2 was the Crystal Growth Furnace (CGF), which was used by several Principal Investigators (PIS) to grow crystals. In this paper the OARE data mapped to the sample melt location within this furnace is presented. The ratio of the axial to radial components of the quasi-steady acceleration at the melt site is presented. Effects of Orbiter attitude on the acceleration data is discussed.
Document ID
19970026091
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hakimzadeh, Roshanak (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
McPherson, Kevin M. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Matisak, Brian P. (Teledyne Brown Engineering Huntsville, AL United States)
Wagar, William O. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1997
Subject Category
Materials Processing
Report/Patent Number
E-10778
NAS 1.15:107483
NASA-TM-107483
Meeting Information
Meeting: Materials Research in Low Gravity
Location: San Diego, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: July 27, 1997
End Date: August 1, 1997
Sponsors: International Society for Optical Engineering
Accession Number
97N25440
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 963-60-0K
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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