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Stochastic convective transport in presence of fragmented dendrites in a solidifying binary melt

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 September 2007

S. Ganguly
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
S. Chakraborty*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
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Abstract

A comprehensive integrated model of stochastic convective transport in a solidifying binary melt is presented in this work. The detailed transport phenomena in the particle and bulk phases are coupled together through a stochastic Eulerian-Lagrangian formalism, capturing the physical mechanisms and consequences of particle agglomeration, de-agglomeration, and the underlying hydrodynamic interactions. The interactions between random thermo-fluidic fluctuations in the continuum carrier phase and the associated growth/dissolution of particle phases are modeled by employing a Langevin formalism. Representative case studies highlighting the implications of the dynamics of the fragmented dendrites on the overall convective patterns in an electromagnetically-stirred semi-solid binary melt are subsequently presented, so as to emphasize on the comprehensive physical bases and to illustrate the fundamental approach of the present predictive methodology.

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© EDP Sciences, 2007

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