Control of macrosegregation during the solidification of alloys using magnetic fields

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 25-26, 2006, Pages 4850-4866

  Samanta, Deep ^a   Zabaras, Nicholas ^a  

^a School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuum sensitivity method; Convection damping; Design; Lorentz force; Macrosegregation; Optimal magnetic field; Optimization

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLIDIFICATION;

CONTINUUM SENSITIVITY METHOD; CONVECTION DAMPING; LORENTZ FORCE; MACROSEGREGATION; OPTIMAL MAGNETIC FIELDS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

HEAT CONVECTION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLIDIFICATION;

EID: 33750366681     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.05.045     Document Type: Article

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