Forces acting on a foreign particle near a solidification front
Authors:
M. A. Azouni and W. Kalita
Affiliation:
* Laboratoire d'Aérothermique, CNRS, 4ter Route des Gardes, 92190, Meudon, France
** Institute of Fundamental Technological Research (ZMCIG), Swietokrzyska 21, 00-049, Warszawa, Poland
Abstract:
The interaction of inert foreign particles and a solid-liquid interface during solidification is considered. The viscous drag on the particle which produces a force on the interface is calculated under general assumptions as well as the disjoining force for small particles and the buoyancy force for large ones.