Numerical analysis of double-diffusive convection/solidification under g-Jitter/Magnetic fields

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 199-209

  Li, K ^a   Li, B Q ^a   De Groh, H C ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; BISMUTH ALLOYS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; DIFFUSION; HEAT CONVECTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETIC FIELDS; MORPHOLOGY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SOLIDIFICATION; SPACE APPLICATIONS;

DOUBLE DIFFUSIVE CONVECTION; ISOTHERMAL FRONT TRACKING ALGORITHM;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CONVECTION; DIFFUSION; MAGNETIC FIELD; SOLIDIFICATION;

EID: 0037651959     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6752     Document Type: Article

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