scholarly journals Numerical research of solidification dynamics with anisotropy and thermal fluctuations

2018 ◽  
Vol 240 ◽  
pp. 05028
Author(s):  
Przemysław Smakulski ◽  
Jun Ishimoto ◽  
Sławomir Pietrowicz
Keyword(s):  
Phase Field ◽  
Front Propagation ◽  
Solidification Process ◽  
Thermal Fluctuations ◽  
Field Method ◽  
Pure Component ◽  
Phase Field Method ◽  
Freezing Process ◽  
Variable Order ◽  
Phase Front

The influence of thermal fluctuations and anisotropy on the solidification process of a pure component is analyzed. It helps to understand the unstable freezing process where complicated structures such as dendrites could be formed due to a supercooling event reached during the cooling of the biological material. The study consists of mathematical modeling, validation with an analytical solution, and shows the influence of thermal noises on phase front dynamics. The analysis has been modeled in the framework of the Phase Field Method with Cahn-Hilliard formulation of a free energy functional [1]. The phase front is described by the Eulerian approach of fluid fields and formulated as a Phase Field scalar variable (order parameter) with a predefined, diffused boundary thickness. The results describe an influence scale onto directional phase front propagation dynamics, and how significant are stochastic thermal noises in micro-scale freezing.

Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Simulation of Dendrite Growth Using Phase-Field Method with a Magnetic Field Effect

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 477-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Rasheed ◽  
A. Belmiloudi
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Binary Mixture ◽  
Phase Field ◽  
Dendritic Growth ◽  
Magnetic Field Effect ◽  
Solidification Process ◽  
Field Method ◽  
Coupled Systems ◽  
Phase Field Method ◽  
Nickel Copper

AbstractIn this paper, we present a new model developed in order to analyze phenomena which arise in the solidification of binary mixtures using phase-field method, which incorporates the convection effects and the action of magnetic field. The model consists of flow, concentration, phase field and energy systems which are nonlinear evolutive and coupled systems. It represents the non-isothermal anisotropic solidification process of a binary mixture together with the motion in a melt with the applied magnetic field. To illustrate our model, numerical simulations of the influence of magnetic-field on the evolution of dendrites during the solidification of the binary mixture of Nickel-Copper (Ni-Cu) are developed. The results demonstrate that the dendritic growth under the action of magnetic-field can be simulated by using our model.

The numerical modeling of cell freezing in binary solution under subcooling conditions

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 3005-3025
Author(s):  
Przemysław Smakulski ◽  
Sławomir Pietrowicz ◽  
Jun Ishimoto
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Modeling ◽  
Free Energy ◽  
Numerical Calculation ◽  
Phase Field ◽  
Field Method ◽  
Energy Functional ◽  
Phase Field Method ◽  
Phase Front ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Free Energy Functional

Purpose This paper aims to describe and investigate the mathematical models and numerical modeling of how a cell membrane is affected by a transient ice freezing front combined with the influence of thermal fluctuations and anisotropy. Design/methodology/approach The study consists of mathematical modeling, validation with an analytical solution, and shows the influence of thermal noises on phase front dynamics and how it influences the freezing process of a single red blood cell. The numerical calculation has been modeled in the framework of the phase field method with a Cahn–Hilliard formulation of a free energy functional. Findings The results show an influence scale on directional phase front propagation dynamics and how significant are stochastic thermal noises in micro-scale freezing. Originality/value The numerical calculation has modeled in the framework of the phase field method with a Cahn–Hilliard formulation of a free energy functional.

Numerical Simulation of Binary Alloy Crystal Growth of Multiple Dendrites and Direcitonal Solidification Using Phase-Field Method

2013 ◽  
Vol 774-776 ◽  
pp. 703-706
Author(s):  
Ming Chen ◽  
Yu Jiang ◽  
Wen Long Sun ◽  
Xiao Dong Hu ◽  
Chun Li Liu
Keyword(s):  
Directional Solidification ◽  
Binary Alloy ◽  
Phase Field ◽  
Phase Field Model ◽  
Solidification Process ◽  
Solute Concentration ◽  
Field Method ◽  
Dendrite Growth ◽  
Phase Field Method ◽  
Competitive Growth

Phase field method (PFM) offers the prospect of carrying out realistic numerical calculation on dendrite growth in metallic systems. The dendritic growth process of multiple dendrites and direcitonal solidification during isothermal solidifications in a Fe-0.5mole%C binary alloy were simulated using phase field model. Competitive growth of multiple equiaxed dendrites were simulated, and the effect of anisotropy on the solute segregation and microstructural dedritic growth pattern in directional solidification process was studied in the paper. The simulation results showed the impingement of arbitrarily oriented grains, and the grains began to impinge and coalesce the adjacent grains with time going on, which made the dendrite growth inhibited obviously. In the directional solidification, the maximum concentration gradient showed in the dendrite tip, and highest solute concentration existed at the bottom of the dendrites. With the increasing of the anisotropy, dendrite tip radius became smaller, and the crystal structure is more uniform and dense.

Zone Partitioning Sequential Calculation Method for Three-Dimensional Phase-Field Material Simulation during Directional Solidification

2016 ◽  
Vol 723 ◽  
pp. 400-405
Author(s):  
Li Feng ◽  
Hai Huang Hu ◽  
Bei Bei Jia ◽  
Gang Gang Wang ◽  
Chang Sheng Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Directional Solidification ◽  
Binary Alloy ◽  
Phase Field ◽  
Calculation Method ◽  
Solidification Process ◽  
Field Method ◽  
New Method ◽  
Phase Field Method ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Fine Mesh

Complex dendritic structures can be simulated directly by phase field method. However, phase field method needs a very fine mesh computing and memory requirements. A new calculation method named zone partitioning sequential calculation method is proposed to expand the simulation area of phase field method. The simulation area can be divided into several parts, and the parts can be calculated one by one in a certain order by the new method. This new method can reduce the computing and memory requirements of single calculation, because a part of the simulation area is less than the whole simulation area. Although this method could make error in the interface of different parts of the simulation area when the grains go through the interface, but the error has less effect on the grain growth. By using phase field method, coupled with zone partitioning sequential calculation method, the simulation of the directional solidification process of Al-Cu binary alloy is operated. The results show that the new method can be applied to phase field simulation of binary alloy solidification in a large area. The simulation results have certain accuracy and reliability.

Theoretical phase-field-method-based model of the γ phase dissolution of base metals in duplex stainless steels

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 102150
Author(s):  
Dong-Cho Kim ◽  
Tomo Ogura ◽  
Ryosuke Hamada ◽  
Shotaro Yamashita ◽  
Kazuyoshi Saida
Keyword(s):  
Phase Field ◽  
Stainless Steels ◽  
Field Method ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steels ◽  
Phase Field Method ◽  
Base Metals ◽  
Phase Dissolution

scholarly journals Viscoelastic phase-field fracture using the framework of representative crack elements

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Yin ◽  
Johannes Storm ◽  
Michael Kaliske
Keyword(s):  
Phase Field ◽  
Consistency Condition ◽  
Field Method ◽  
Anisotropic Elasticity ◽  
Phase Field Method ◽  
Internal Variables ◽  
Crack Model ◽  
Material Degradation ◽  
Discrete Crack ◽  
Deformation State

AbstractThe promising phase-field method has been intensively studied for crack approximation in brittle materials. The realistic representation of material degradation at a fully evolved crack is still one of the main challenges. Several energy split formulations have been postulated to describe the crack evolution physically. A recent approach based on the concept of representative crack elements (RCE) in Storm et al. (The concept of representative crack elements (RCE) for phase-field fracture: anisotropic elasticity and thermo-elasticity. Int J Numer Methods Eng 121:779–805, 2020) introduces a variational framework to derive the kinematically consistent material degradation. The realistic material degradation is further tested using the self-consistency condition, which is particularly compared to a discrete crack model. This work extends the brittle RCE phase-field modeling towards rate-dependent fracture evolution in a viscoelastic continuum. The novelty of this paper is taking internal variables due to viscoelasticity into account to determine the crack deformation state. Meanwhile, a transient extension from Storm et al. (The concept of representative crack elements (RCE) for phase-field fracture: anisotropic elasticity and thermo-elasticity. Int J Numer Methods Eng 121:779–805, 2020) is also considered. The model is derived thermodynamic-consistently and implemented into the FE framework. Several representative numerical examples are investigated, and consequently, the according findings and potential perspectives are discussed to close this paper.

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