A Rayleigh number based dendrite fragmentation criterion for detachment of solid crystals during solidification

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Kumar, Arvind ^a   Dutta, Pradip ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CRYSTALS; DISSOLUTION; FLUID MECHANICS; LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NEURONS; POWDERS; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BUOYANCY FORCING; DENDRITE FRAGMENTATION; FRICTIONAL FORCES; LIQUID FRACTIONS; MACRO-SEGREGATION; MUSHY ZONES; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SOLID CRYSTALS; SOLIDIFIED PRODUCTS;

DENDRITES (METALLOGRAPHY);

EID: 49749146374     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/41/15/155501     Document Type: Article

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