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Experiments on Influence of Magnetic Field on Distribution of Temperature in KNbO3 Melt

LIANG Xin-An; JIN Wei-Qing; PAN Zhi-Lei; LIU Zhao-Hua   

  1. Shanghai Institute of Ceramics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai 200050; China
  • Received:1999-01-21 Revised:1999-02-08 Published:2000-02-20 Online:2000-02-20

Abstract: The effect of magnetic field on temperature distribution in KNbO3 melt was experimental studied. By utilizing a special temperature
measurement technique, the KNbO3 melt temperature distribution in a 2mm diameter platinum crucible was measured under 0, 70, 117, 135mT transverse
magnetic field respectively. The results show that the temperature gradient along crucible radius decreases with magnetic intensity increasing, especially,
the temperature gradient close to crucible-melt interface where the buoyancy-driven convection is the main convection form decreases greatly. It may
implie that magnetic field can damp up the buoyancy-driven convection in KNbO3 melt.

Key words: magnetic field, KNbO3, damping, buoyancy-driven flow, distribution of temperature

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