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) Morphologies of multiple dendrite growth [(a)–(d)] without and [(e)–(h)] with melt convection at a = (0, 0.01) m/s2: (a) and (e) Fs = 1.0%; (b) and (f) Fs = 5.0%; (c) and (g) Fs = 30.0%; and (d) and (h) Fs = 75.0%.