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Numerical Study of Thermosolutal Convection in Enclosures Used for Directional Solidification (Bridgman Cavity)

K. Achoubir¹, R. Bennacer², A. Cheddadi¹, M. El Ganaoui³, E. Semma^3,4

1 University Mohammed V,d’Ingénieur, Rabat, Maroc.
2 University of Cergy Pontoise, LEEVAM, France
3 Corresponding author. Email: ganaoui@unilim.fr. University of Limoges, SPCTS UMR 6638 CNRS, Limoges, France
4 University Hassan 1er , FST de Settat, LAMS, Settat, Maroc.

Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2008, 4(3), 199-210. https://doi.org/10.3970/fdmp.2008.004.199

Abstract

The present work is devoted to the numerical investigation of the interaction between thermal and solutal convection in enclosures used for modeling directional solidification. The full transient Navier--Stokes, energy and species conservation equations are solved numerically by using finite volumes technique.

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