Interactive Dynamics of Convection and Solidification
By: edited by S. H. Davis, H. E. Huppert, U. Müller, M. G. Worster
Contributors: Huppert, H. E.; Müller, U.; Worster, M. G.
Series: NATO ASI Series, Series E: Applied Sciences -- 219; NATO ASI Series, Series E: Applied Sciences -- 219
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9789401052481; 9789401128094
Subjects: Mechanics; Materials; Physics
Other titles: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Chamonix, France, March 8-13, 1992
Description: The phase transformation from liquid to solid is often tightly coupled with convective transport in the melt. Such coupled processes are significant on a broad range of scales. Interactive Dynamics of Convection and Solidification gives the first overview of the field as a whole. Both theoretical and experimental studies provide a fundamental understanding of the physical mechanisms involved. On the microscale, there are discussions of morphological instabilities, their finite-amplitude evolutions, and the development of cells and dendrites. On the mesoscale, there are discussions of `developed' cells and dendrites, and of mushy zones. On the macroscale, there are discussions of full `systems' of solidifying/melting and convecting material. Here the influence of flow on crystal-growing processes, processing by beams, spin casting, macrosegregation in casting and geological systems, and energy conversion in engineering systems are all discussed.
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