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On long-wave morphological instabilities in directional solidification

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2008

A. C. Skeldon ,
G. B. McFadden ,
M. D. Impey ,
D. S. Riley ,
K. A. Cliffe ,
A. A. Wheeler  and
S. H. Davis
A. C. Skeldon
Affiliation:
Department of Theoretical Mechanics, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
G. B. McFadden
Affiliation:
National Institute of Science and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA
M. D. Impey
Affiliation:
Inter a Information Technologies Ltd, Chiltern House, 45 Station Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon RG9 1 AT, UK
D. S. Riley
Affiliation:
Department of Theoretical Mechanics, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
K. A. Cliffe
Affiliation:
AEA Technology, B424.4Harwell Laboratory, Didcot, Oxon OXII ORA, UK
A. A. Wheeler
Affiliation:
Faculty of Mathematical Studies, University of Southampton, Southampton S09 5NH, UK
S. H. Davis
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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Abstract

A binary liquid that undergoes directional solidification is susceptible to morphological instabilities which cause the solid/liquid interface to change from a planar to a cellular state. This paper presents a numerical study of a class of long-wave equations that describe the evolution of interface morphology. We find new bifurcation points, new solution branches, and the existence of inverted hexagonal nodes and cells.

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European Journal of Applied Mathematics , Volume 6 , Issue 6 , December 1995 , pp. 639 - 652
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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