Fluxes through steady chimneys in a mushy layer during binary alloy solidification

• Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics
• Main Authors: Rees Jones, David W., Worster, M. Grae
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2013
• Subjects: Mechanical Engineering; Mechanics of Materials; Condensed Matter Physics; The Chimney; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2012.462; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022112012004624

Abstract Solute transport within solidifying binary alloys occurs predominantly by convection from narrow liquid chimneys within a porous mushy layer. We develop a simple model that elucidates the dominant structure and driving forces of the flow, which could be applied to modelling brine fluxes fro...