Adaptive finite elements with high aspect ratio for dendritic growth of a binary alloy including fluid flow induced by shrinkage

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 196, Issue 37-40 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 3562-3576

  Narski, Jacek ^a   Picasso, Marco ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Finite element; Mesh adaptation; Navier Stokes; Phase field; Solidification

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DENDRITES (METALLOGRAPHY); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MICROPOROSITY; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; SHRINKAGE; SOLIDIFICATION;

SPACE DISCRETIZATION; TIME DISCRETIZATION;

BINARY ALLOYS;

BINARY ALLOYS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DENDRITES (METALLOGRAPHY); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MICROPOROSITY; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; SHRINKAGE; SOLIDIFICATION;

EID: 34447096279     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2006.10.033     Document Type: Article

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