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 multiple dendrite growth without and with melt convection of a = (0, 0.01) m/s2 at Rc = 5.0 K/s: (a) time history of the solid fraction, and (b) solidification entropy Ss, (c) concentration entropy of solute Cu, (d) concentration entropy of solute Mg as functions of solid fraction Fs.