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Quench Module Insert (QMI) and the Diffusion Module Insert (DMI) Furnace DevelopmentThe Quench Module Insert (QMI) and the Diffusion Module Insert (DMI) are microgravity furnaces under development at Marshall Space Flight Center. The furnaces are being developed for the first Materials Science Research Rack (MSRR-1) of the Materials Science Research Facility (MSRF), one of the first International Space Station (ISS) scientific payloads. QMI is a Bridgman furnace with quench capability for studying interface behavior during directional solidification of metallic and alloy materials. DMI will be a Bridgman-Stockbarger furnace to study diffusion processes in semiconductors. The design for each insert, both QMI and DMI, is driven by specific science, operations and safety requirements, as well as by constraints arising from resource limitations, such as volume, mass and power. Preliminary QMI analysis and testing indicates that the design meets these requirements.
Document ID
19990102923
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Crouch, Myscha R. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Carswell, William E. (Alabama Univ. Huntsville, AL United States)
Farmer, Jeff (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Rose, Fred (Pace and Waite, Inc. Huntsville, AL United States)
Tidwell, Paul H., II (Micro Craft, Inc. Huntsville, AL United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2000
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Meeting Information
Meeting: Space Technology and Application International Forum (STAIF-00)
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Country: United States
Start Date: January 30, 2000
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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