NASA NTRS · 19990027884
A Numerical Study of Directional Solidification and Melting in Microgravity
Abstract
A computational model is presented for the study of the solidification and melting of a pure substance and of a binary alloy. The enthalpy method has been used, and incorporated into a commercial CFD code. Three examples of the use of the model are described: the three-dimensional solidification of a pure substance (succinonitrile), the results of which are compared with experiment; an example of the solidification of a bismuth-tin alloy; and a simulation of a solidification and melting experiment done in space known as the MEPHISTO program.
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Chen, P. Y. P., Timchenko, V., Leonardi E., deVahlDavis, G., deGroh, H. C., III. 1998-11-15. A Numerical Study of Directional Solidification and Melting in Microgravity. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19990027884
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