Phase-Field Simulation of Solidification Double Dendritic Growth of Binary Alloy in the Forced Flow

Abstract:

We study the effect of force convection and temperature on the double dendrite growth during the solidification of binary alloy using a phase-field model. The mass and momentum conservation equations are solved using the Simple algorithm, and the thermal governing equation is numerically solved using an alternating implicit finite difference method. The results indicate that dendritic grows unsymmetrically under a forced flow, the growth velocity of the upstream tip is faster than the downstream tip. The downstream tip of the first dendrite and the upstream tip of the second dendrite are influenced each other, the upstream tip of the second dendrite will Coarsen, and the concentration at the boundary between them is the highest. Moreover, the interaction between the two dendrites is more and more obvious with the increasing of the temperature.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 421)
• Pages: 574-577
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.421.574
• Online since: December 2011
• Authors: Wen Yuan Long, Ding Ping You, Jun Ping Yao, Hong Wan
• Keywords: Dendritic Growth, Forced Flow, Phase Field

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