Modeling motion and growth of multiple dendrites during solidification based on vector-valued phase field and two-phase flow models
Jian-kun Rena,b, Yun Chenc, Yan-fei Caoc, Ming-yue Suna,c,*(), Bin Xua,c, Dian-zhong Lic

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Fig. 11.. (a) Initial positions and orientations of solid seeds: (1) (0.14, 0.2) mm, 0.19π, (2) (0.3, 0.94) mm, 0.08π, (3) (0.48, 1.8) mm, 0.04π, (4) (0.62, 1.04) mm, -0.23π, (5) (0.84, 0.24) mm, -0.2π; (b, c) Velocity (with s-l interfaces) and solute distribution of settling dendrites at t = 1.46 s.