Role of microstructure and composition on natural convection during ternary alloy solidification

Kumar, V and Srivastava, A and Karagadde, S (2021) Role of microstructure and composition on natural convection during ternary alloy solidification. In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 913 .

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Abstract

Solidifying ternary systems can exhibit complex natural convection phenomena, particularly due to the presence of two porous zones (cotectic and primary mush), and the rejection of two differently dense solutes. The primary objectives of this study are to investigate the following: (i) the natural convection patterns in various compositional regimes of a typical ternary system, and (ii) the role of the combined existence of the microstructure (facets and dendrites) in the porous zone on natural convection, with a motivation to enhance the current understanding of the microstructure-convection relationships. A ternary mixture is chosen such that different compositions of the three primary solidifying components lead to the formation of distinct ice, dendritic and faceted solid structures that cover the complete span of microstructure-convection relationships. The observations of flow in different compositional regimes show convection occurring in the form of plumes, random mixing and double-diffusive layering, as well as combinations of these, which are governed by the type of coexisting microstructures. The study reveals the occurrence of Rayleigh-Taylor instability with varying amounts of the heavier component. The bulk liquid composition showed a tendency to cross the cotectic line, and thus also change the nature of primary solidifying structure from faceted to dendritic in cases where facets and dendrites were present in cotectic mush, and facets in primary mush. These insights are believed to elucidate the complex mechanisms of ternary solidification, as well as provide important real-time data for direct numerical simulations. © 2021 Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to Cambridge University Press
Keywords:	Natural convection; Solidification; Ternary alloys; Ternary systems, Complex mechanisms; Convection phenomena; Double diffusive; Natural convection patterns; Primary objective; Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities; Ternary alloy solidification; Ternary mixtures, Dendrites (metallography)
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Mechanical Engineering
Date Deposited:	21 Apr 2021 10:01
Last Modified:	21 Apr 2021 10:01
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/68538

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