Effects of Space Environment on Flow and Concentration During Directional Solidification

AcknowledgmentsThe UNSW authors acknowledge with thanks the support of the Australian Research Council and the AustralianDepartment of Industry, Science and Technology. The authors wish to thank and acknowledge Prof. RezaAbbaschian of the University of Florida at Gainesville who is the Principal Investigator of the Space ShuttleFlight Experiment MEPHISTO-2 and -4. Our collaboration with him on MEPHISTO formed thefoundation and starting point for this work.Trade names or manufacturers' names are used in this report foridentification only. This usage does not constitute an officialendorsement, either expressed or implied, by the NationalAeronautics and Space Administration.Available fromNASA Center for Aerospace Information7121 Standard DriveHanover, MD 21076Price Code: A03National Technical Information Service5285 Port Royal RoadSpringfield, VA 22100Price Code: A03Available electronically at http://gltrs.grc.nasa.gov/GLTRS