Simulation studies of the hydrodynamics in high-temperature solutions for crystal growth. I. Forced convection

Investigations on forced convection have been carried out in model liquids (glycerol and glycerol-water containing 70, 80, 90 and 95 vol.% glycerol) with parameters corresponding to those of high-temperature solutions for crystal growth. Dependences between the rate of convection flow and the system parameters have been found for different interface shapes (flat, concave and convex). The explicit form of these functions has been established.