Natural convection during solidification of an alloy from above with application to the evolution of sea ice

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 344, Issue , 1997, Pages 291-316

  Wettlaufer, J S ^a   Worster, M Grae ^b   Huppert, Herbert E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BRINES; FREEZING; GROWTH (MATERIALS); METAL CASTING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SEA ICE;

MAGMA CHAMBERS; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BRINE; CONVECTION; ICE; SOLIDIFICATION;

CONVECTION; FREEZING; SEA ICE; SOLIDIFICATION;

EID: 0031202480     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112097006022     Document Type: Article

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