Partial Differential Equations and Continuum Models of Phase Transitions (Equations aux Derivees Partielles et Modeles Continus de Transitions de Phases)

Abstract

Experimental data are analyzed by the light of recent enlightning diffusive theories for the selection of morphological patterns (cells or dendrites) during directional solidification of binary alloys. It is shown that a new unifying formulation of the dispersed available values for the shape parameters naturally appears, which depends only on the segregation coefficient k of solute. Fluid flow in the melt results in a shift from the diffusive branch. By introducing the concept of a diffusive boundary layer ahead of the front, which can be characterized either by its thickness delta or by the effective partition coefficient keff, it is shown how the shape parameters are affected by convection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 22, 1988
Accession Number
ADA222633

Entities

Organizations

  • University of Côte d'Azur

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Binary Alloys
  • Coefficients
  • Convection
  • Crystal Growth
  • Differential Equations
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Equations Of State
  • Formulas (Mathematics)
  • Heat Energy
  • Mechanics
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Phase Transformations
  • Solidification
  • Transition Temperature
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics
  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.