Three-dimensional unsteady convection in LiCaAlF6-Czochralski growth

Zhong Zeng, Jingqiu Chen, Hiroshi Mizuseki, Tsuguo Fukuda, Yoshiyuki Kawazoe

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Abstract

By means of the finite volume method, the evolution of the three-dimensional unsteady convection with increasing crystal rotation is simulated numerically for LiCaAlF6 in a model of Czochralski crystal growth. The effect of Marangoni convection on the flow structure features is investigated, and the results indicate that ignoring Marangoni convection causes a large deviation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)81-87
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Crystal Growth
Volume266
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004 May 15
EventProceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Modeling - Kyushu, Japan
Duration: 2003 Nov 42003 Nov 7

Keywords

  • A1. Computer simulation
  • A1. Convection
  • A1. Fluid flows
  • A1. Marangoni convection
  • A2. Czochralski method
  • B1. Fluoride single crystal

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