The invention provides a
boron aggregate for a microgravity
combustion experiment as well as a preparation method and application of the
boron aggregate. The
agglomerate is formed by agglomerating and dispersing high-purity
amorphous boron on
ethyl acetate and then
drying, and is fixed on the annular structure of the
tungsten filament in a spherical shape, the
porosity is 48.19 + / -5%, the particle sizes comprise 5 mm and 3 mm, and the surface is coated with a paraffin
coating layer with the thickness of 0.12 mm, so that the
agglomerate can be effectively prevented from being contacted with air and
water vapor to be oxidized during storage, and the service life of the
agglomerate is prolonged. And the fixation of the
boron aggregate and the
tungsten filament structure is ensured. The preparation process of the aggregate comprises the three steps of
tungsten filament supporting structure manufacturing, original boron aggregate manufacturing and paraffin
surface coating, an obtained boron aggregate sample can be fixed to a
gas phase flame burner through annular structures at the two ends, and the aggregate has the outstanding advantages of being stable in storage, rapid in ignition, stable in
combustion and the like; the device can effectively meet the application requirements of the space microgravity experiment on sample
transportation safety, space positioning accuracy and stable and splashing-free
combustion, and provides reference for efficient preparation of boron aggregates in the microgravity combustion experiment.