A finite-volume sharp interface scheme for dendritic growth simulations: Comparison with microscopic solvability theory

Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 389-409

  Udaykumar, H S ^a   Mao, L ^a   Mittal, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACES;

DENDRIMERS;

EID: 0036861568     PISSN: 10407790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407790190054003     Document Type: Article

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