Developing quantitative, multi-scale models for melt crystal growth

Andrew Yeckel, Paul Sonda, Lisa Lun, Thomas Jung, Georg Mueller, and Jeffrey J. Derby The quantitative prediction of incompressible flows, heat transfer, and solute segregation would be of great utility for understanding and developing microgravity crystal growth experiments. In fact, the successful development of such models will enable two modes of use --as diagnostic aids to explain experimental observations in Earth-bound and microgravity environments and as predictive tools to assess processing operations in these differing environments.