On the solidification response of single-crystal-melt pools to gravitational, thermocapillary, and electromagnetic forces
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Authors
Corrigan, Douglas P.
Issue Date
1997-05
Type
Electronic thesis
Thesis
Thesis
Language
ENG
Keywords
Engineering physics
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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
School of Engineering
School of Engineering
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Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY