Effect of Darcy-Prandtl number on the stability of solutal convection in solidifying binary alloy systems

Journal of Porous Media

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 523-539

  Govender, Saneshan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; EUTECTICS; HEAT CONVECTION; PRANDTL NUMBER; SOLIDIFICATION; STABILITY;

DARCY-PRANDTL NUMBER; MUSHY LAYERS; OSCILLATORY CONVECTION; SOLUTAL CONVECTION; VADASZ NUMBER;

BINARY ALLOYS;

EID: 33847137209     PISSN: 1091028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.v9.i6.30     Document Type: Article

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