Selection criterion for the growing dendritic tip in a non-isothermal binary system under forced convective flow

A free dendrite growth during solidification into external forced flow is analyzed using a sharp interface model. A criterion for selection of the stable growth mode is derived for the axisymmetric dendrite growing into non-isothermal binary system under convective flow. The criterion obtained rallies analytic results for dendrite growth under forced convection in a pure system [Ph. Bouissou, P. Pelce, Phys. Rev. A 40 (1989) 6673] and dendrite growth in a stagnant binary system [M. Ben Amar, P. Pelce, Phys. Rev. A 39 (1989) 4263].