A numerical study on pattern selection in crystal growth by using anisotropic lattice Boltzmann-phase field method

Zhang Zhaodong¹, Cao Yuting¹, Sun Dongke^{1, †}, Xing Hui^{2, ‡}, Wang Jincheng³, Ni Zhonghua^{1, §}

Interface normal angle distribution for crystal growth at the total solid fraction φst=15.5% in the condition of d₀ = 0.185, ε = 0.01, u_in = 1.00, and various initial temperatures (a) T^0=−0.60 , (b) T^0=−0.70 , (c) T^0=−0.80 , (d) T^0=−0.90 .