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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 45, 2004 - Issue 5
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A FIXED GRID FRONT-TRACKING MODEL OF THE GROWTH OF A COLUMNAR FRONT AND AN EQUIAXED GRAIN DURING SOLIDIFICATION OF AN ALLOY

D. J. Browne Department of Mechanical Engineering, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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J. D. Hunt Department of Materials, Oxford, United Kingdom
Pages 395-419 | Received 01 Apr 2003, Accepted 01 Oct 2003, Published online: 17 Aug 2010

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