The Tip of Dendritic Crystal in an Inclined Viscous Flow

We study the flow around the tip of a dendritic crystal by an inclined stream of viscous incompressible liquid. The tip shape is chosen accordingly to recent theory [Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2020, 378, 20190243] confirmed by a number of experiments and computations [Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2021, 379, 20200326]. Our simulations have been carried out for a 0, 30, 60, and 90-degree flow slope to the dendrite axis. We show that the stream inclination has a significant effect on the hydrodynamic flow and shear stress. In particular, a transition from laminar to turbulent currents on the upstream side of the dendritic crystal may occur in an inclined hydrodynamic flow. This leads to the fact that the heat and mass transfer mechanisms on the upstream and downstream sides of a growing dendritic crystal may be different.

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In this study, we investigate the flow around the tip of a dendritic crystal using an inclined stream of viscous incompressible liquid. Our simulations demonstrate that the inclination of the stream has a significant impact on the hydrodynamic flow and shear stress, which leads to potential differences in heat and mass transfer mechanisms between the upstream and downstream sides of the growing dendritic crystal.