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High temperature aircraft research furnace facilitiesFocus is on the design, fabrication, and development of the High Temperature Aircraft Research Furnace Facilities (HTARFF). The HTARFF was developed to process electrically conductive materials with high melting points in a low gravity environment. The basic principle of operation is to accurately translate a high temperature arc-plasma gas front as it orbits around a cylindrical sample, thereby making it possible to precisely traverse the entire surface of a sample. The furnace utilizes the gas-tungsten-arc-welding (GTAW) process, also commonly referred to as Tungsten-Inert-Gas (TIG). The HTARFF was developed to further research efforts in the areas of directional solidification, float-zone processing, welding in a low-gravity environment, and segregation effects in metals. The furnace is intended for use aboard the NASA-JSC Reduced Gravity Program KC-135A Aircraft.
Document ID
19920024582
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Smith, James E., Jr. (Alabama Univ. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Cashon, John L. (Alabama Univ. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1992
Subject Category
Research And Support Facilities (Air)
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.26:184384
NASA-CR-184384
Report Number: NAS 1.26:184384
Report Number: NASA-CR-184384
Accession Number
92N33826
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-36955
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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