Numerical investigation of solidification

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2005
Alrmah, Masoud
Finite element solution of solidification process in 2-D Cartesian and axisymmetric geometries is investigated. The use of finite element may result in spurious increase of temperature in the field and the selection of the mushy zone range when used as a numerical tool along with the selection of the mesh size results in large errors in the predicted solidification time. The approach works best for problems where the mushy zone range is finite and the thermal conductivities of both phases are high.

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M. Alrmah, “Numerical investigation of solidification,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2005.