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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 091910 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue number | 9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
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Solid fraction in dendritic solidification of a liquid. / Makkonen, Lasse (Corresponding Author).
In: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 96, No. 9, 091910, 2010.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Solid fraction in dendritic solidification of a liquid
AU - Makkonen, Lasse
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - When a liquid is cooled below its equilibrium solidification temperature the solidification takes place as growing dendrites of microscopic scale. An essential feature of the material formed this way is its solid fraction f, which is less than unity due to liquid entrapped between the solid dendrites. In this letter, f in directional solidification of a pure liquid is solved analytically showing that f is independent of the growth conditions. In this sense, this solidification process is self-regulating and f is a material parameter. For water, as an example, the ice fraction is 70% in agreement with experimental data.
AB - When a liquid is cooled below its equilibrium solidification temperature the solidification takes place as growing dendrites of microscopic scale. An essential feature of the material formed this way is its solid fraction f, which is less than unity due to liquid entrapped between the solid dendrites. In this letter, f in directional solidification of a pure liquid is solved analytically showing that f is independent of the growth conditions. In this sense, this solidification process is self-regulating and f is a material parameter. For water, as an example, the ice fraction is 70% in agreement with experimental data.
U2 - 10.1063/1.3306728
DO - 10.1063/1.3306728
M3 - Article
VL - 96
JO - Applied Physics Letters
JF - Applied Physics Letters
SN - 0003-6951
IS - 9
M1 - 091910
ER -