Solidification of a pure metal in the presence of a stationary magnetic field

✍ Scribed by Ch. Vivès; Ch. Perry

• Book ID: 103911490
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1986
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 468 KB
• Volume: 13
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0735-1933
• DOI: 10.1016/0735-1933(86)90014-x

✦ Synopsis

The role of natural and damped convections during solidification of pure tin in an annular crucible was studied. The damped convection was produced by a stationary magnetic field. Temperature measurements allowed to follow both the evolution of the solidification front and temperature distribution inside the bulk liquid with time. These experiments were performed from various degrees of superheat in the absence and presence of magnetic field. A discussion is presented relating the metallurgical findings (growing of large single crystals) to the thermal measurements.