Hydrothermal crystal growth offers a complementary alternative to many of the classical
techniques used to synthesise new materials and grow bulk crystals for various applications …

Numerical simulations are a valuable tool for the design and optimization of crystal growth
processes because experimental investigations are expensive and access to internal …

The present numerical work, the first of its kind, aims at establishing the threshold
parameters for dynamic similitude (based on the Rayleigh number (Ra)), for free convection …

Thermal efficiency improvement of a water heater was investigated numerically and
experimentally in response to presence of a baffle, particularly designed for modifying the …

This paper presents a computational model for the ammonothermal gallium nitride (GaN)
crystal growth process, including fluid flow, heat transfer, dissolution and crystallization …

Hydrothermal solution growth is an important technique to grow high-quality single crystals.
An autoclave, a closed cylindrical low-carbon steel vessel, is used to grow the large size …

Achieving better thermal environment for the growth of high quality single crystals has been
the focus of numerous investigations. However, a literature review reveals that the topics of …

This paper presents an experimental and numerical investigation on the natural convection
flow and heat transfer in an enclosure with a single-hole baffle at the median height. The …

Due to the experimental difficulties brought about by high pressure and temperature growth
conditions, flow and heat transfer in industrial hydrothermal autoclaves for the growth of …

A numerical model is developed on the basis of SIMPLER algorithm to study the
ammonothermal Gallium Nitride (GaN) crystal growth. The model, in general, is applicable to …