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Model studies in applications for fundamental research of Korean spaceflight: Diffusion-limited system during physical vapor transport

  • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
  • Abbr : J. Korean Cryst. Growth Cryst. Technol.
  • 2026, 36(3), pp.131~138
  • DOI : 10.6111/JKCGCT.2026.36.3.131
  • Publisher : The Korea Association Of Crystal Growth, Inc.
  • Research Area : Engineering > Materials Science and Engineering
  • Received : August 27, 2026
  • Accepted : September 8, 2026
  • Published : September 30, 2026

Sung Ho Ha 1,  Geug Tae Kim 1

1한남대학교

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ABSTRACT

Mercury bromide (Hg₂Br₂) was selected as the crystal material for the basic applied model research of Korean spaceflight. In a vertical sealed container with an aspect ratio (length/width) of 4, computational simulations of the transport phenomena of a mixture of mercurous bromide (Hg₂Br₂) and mercury (Hg) in the source and crystal regions were performed to investigate the relationships between the crystal growth rate and the maximum rate constant with respect to changes in temperature difference. It was found that both changed linearly, and in the range of 4.78 × 10⁴ ≤ Ra ≤ 10 × 10⁴ corresponding to 0 K ≤ ΔT ≤ 60 K, the dimensionless Sherwood number in the source region was approximately 5 times larger than the dimensionless Nusselt number. The results showed that the local Nusselt number (Nuy*) and the local Sherwood number (Shy*) for the dimensionless coordinate y* in the y-axis direction in the source region are greater for ΔT = 10 K (350°C → 340°C) than for 60 K (350°C → 290 °C) over the range of 0 ≤ y* ≤ 1.

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