On the solidification response of single-crystal-melt pools to gravitational, thermocapillary, and electromagnetic forces
Authors
Corrigan, Douglas P.
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Glicksman, M. E.
Issue Date
1997-05
Keywords
Engineering physics
Degree
MS
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Abstract
4. The gravitational body force, whose magnitude and direction govern buoyancy driven convection and the equilibrium free surface curvature, has a profound effect on the amplitude of microripples and the overall morphological nature of the as-solidified free surface, as determined through extensive ground based experiments.
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May 1997
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School of Engineering
Department
Dept. of Engineering Physics
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
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