A lattice Boltzmann–cellular automaton study on dendrite growth with melt convection in solidification of ternary alloys*

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51728601 and 51771118).

Sun Dong-Ke1, 2, †, Chai Zhen-Hua3, Li Qian4, Lin Guang5
       

(color online) Characteristics of single dendrite growth under Rc = 5.0 K/s in the conditions of pure diffusion and melt convection at a = (0, 0.01) m/s2: (a) Time history of the solid fraction, and (b) solidification entropy Ss, (c) concentration entropy of solute Cu, and (d) concentration entropy of solute Mg as functions of solid fraction Fs.