A front-tracking model to predict solidification macrostructures and columnar to equiaxed transitions in alloy castings

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1397-1416

  McFadden, S ^a   Browne, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dendritic growth; Front tracking; Nucleation; Solidification

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENDRIMERS; FORECASTING; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LINEAR EQUATIONS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; RADIOACTIVITY LOGGING; SOLIDIFICATION; THERMOELECTRICITY;

ALLOY CASTINGS; ANALYTICAL STUDIES; COLUMNAR GROWTHS; DENDRITIC GRAINS; DENDRITIC GROWTH; DENDRITIC STRUCTURES; EQUIAXED GRAIN STRUCTURES; EQUIAXED GROWTHS; FREE GROWTHS; FRONT-TRACKING; GRAIN STRUCTURES; HEAT EVOLUTIONS; MACROSTRUCTURES; METALLIC ALLOYS; MOULD WALLS; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; SOLID FRACTIONS; TRACKING METHODS; TRACKING MODELS; TRACKING TECHNIQUES; UNDERCOOLED LIQUIDS;

ALLOYS;

EID: 55549130796     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2008.01.027     Document Type: Article

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