A three-dimensional finite-volume/newton method for thermal-capillary problems
Journal
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
Journal Volume
40
Journal Issue
4
Pages
621-636
Date Issued
1997
Author(s)
Abstract
A three-dimensional finite-volume/Newton method is developed for solving thermal-capillary problems in materials processing. The conductive heat transfer, melt–solid interfaces, the melt–gas free surface, and the shape of grown material are calculated simultaneously. The implementation of interface and free surface boundary conditions, as well as co-ordinate transformation, is described in detail. During the Newton iterations, due to the complexity of the problem, the Jacobian matrix is estimated by finite differences, and the linear equations are solved by the ILU(0) preconditioned GMRES iterative method. Nearly quadratic convergence of the scheme is achieved. Sample calculations for floating-zone and Stepanov crystal growth are illustrated. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Type
journal article