Solidification in a channel
Materials Science
2007-05-23 v1 Soft Condensed Matter
Abstract
We simulate solidification in a narrow channel through the use of a phase-field model with an adaptive grid. In different regimes, we find that the solid can grow in fingerlike steady-state shapes, or become unstable, exhibiting unsteady growth. At low melt undercoolings, we find good agreement between our results, theoretical predictions, and experiment. For high undercoolings, we report evidence for a new stable steady-state finger shape which exists in experimentally accessible ranges for typical materials.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0101016,
title = {Solidification in a channel},
author = {Mohsen Sabouri-Ghomi and Nikolas Provatas and Martin Grant},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0101016},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
4 pages, 4 figures