Modelling of binary alloy solidification in the MEPHISTO experiment

Comptes Rendus - Mecanique

Volumn 332, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 403-411

  Leonardi, Eddie ^a   De Vahl Davis, Graham ^a   Timchenko, Victoria ^a   Chen, Peter ^a   Abbaschian, Reza ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Exp rience MEPHISTO; Heat transfer; MEPHISTO experiment; Microgravit ; Microgravity; Solidification; Transferts thermiques

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; BISMUTH; TIN;

SOLIDIFICATION;

CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENTHALPY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MELTING POINT; MICROANALYSIS; MICROGRAVITY; SOLID; SOLIDIFICATION; SOLUTE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 2342664095     PISSN: 16310721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crme.2004.02.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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