RTB1-Computational-Experimental Reactive Wetting of Hf-Ti-Me Alloy Melts with B4C

Abstract

This research project investigates the processing of Hf-Ti-Nb alloy melts with B4C to form boride-carbide precipitates in a Hf-Ti-Nb alloy matrix. The objective of the proposed research is to study the (Hf-Ti-Nb)Liq/B4C processing driven by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and computational thermodynamics through the following three integrated research thrusts: Investigate the use of surface tensions of liquid Hf-Ti-Nb alloys to predict their infusion into a B4C packed bed by computational fluid dynamics at 2800 K (2527 deg C); Investigate the effect of the temperature gradient on the fluid dynamics: Investigate the reaction path of (Hf-Ti-Nb)Liq/B4C through the microstructures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 2021
Accession Number
AD1144430

Entities

People

  • Arturo Bronson
  • Vinod Kumar

Organizations

  • University of Texas at El Paso

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Ceramic Matrix Composites
  • Composite Materials
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Scientific Research
  • Surface Tension
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermodynamics
  • United States

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Materials Science.
  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.