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The fundamental physics and fluid dynamics of a solidifying two-component system cooled from below is analysed quantitatively. Theoretical results for the rate of growth of the solid are in good agreement with experimental measurements on crystallizing aqueous solutions. The results are applicable to the solidification of a wide variety of binary alloys.
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Huppert, H., Worster, M. Dynamic solidification of a binary melt. Nature 314, 703–707 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1038/314703a0
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