Maximal potential energy transport: a variational principle for solidification problems.
We analyze numerically the mechanisms controlling the spacing of chimneys--channels devoid of solid--in two-dimensional mushy layers formed by solidifying a binary alloy. Chimneys are the principal conduits through which buoyancy effects material transport out of the mushy layer and into the liquid...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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