Numerical studies on channel formation and growth during solidification: Effect of process parameters

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 548-558

  Jain, Jayesh ^a   Kumar, Arvind ^a   Dutta, Pradip ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Channels; Numerical simulation; Process parameters; Solidification

Indexed keywords

COOLING RATE; FRECKLE FORMATION; HYPER-EUTECTIC AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; EUTECTICS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

SOLIDIFICATION;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; EUTECTICS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SOLIDIFICATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 34447646592     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2709660     Document Type: Article

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