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HI, Bernd. Thanks。 Is this right: \phi_\alpha^*=MIN(\phi_\alpha,\%200.01) not \phi_\alpha^*=MAX(\phi_\alpha,\%200.01) ? When I ran a simulation of cementite precipitation from austenite in 1D, I found that the driving force decreases across the interface from austenite side to cementite side. The ca...

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Hi zhubq, thanks a lot for your comments. I understand that when the mobility is increased, the grain growth happens more intensively. And MICRESS has to solved the equations more due to this interaction. That's why it takes much longer?? nokkikku Yes, because for each time step, the interface can ...

Hi, Bernd. From the \Delta t equation above, if \beta is stoichoi phase, m_\beta is infinite,then \Delta t \propto 1/(1-\phi_\alpha) . So there will be a lower bound of \Delta t when \phi_\alpha =0 . By the way, do you mean now PhiMin does not affect the time step in MICRESS [new version?]? I am usi...

Hi, there. I think mobility is quite undeterministic. The values from literature are in a large range. You'd better fit it with your own experimental data. High mobility means high velocity of the interface. therefore, you have to decrease the time step (done by MICRESS automatically) thus more iter...

Hi, Jan
Based on the formula given in another thread (see below), the phMin is not involved in the time step.

Hi, Bernd.
Thank you. Now I know it. A numerical trick has to be used to enforce the pair-wise flux to be 0 if the neighbor has a zero value of order parameter.

if and , how to calculate in between?

Hi, Bernd. I am not sure whether my understanding is right. First of all, you get the values of D_\alpha \phi_\alpha \nabla c_\alpha e.g. (Y(i-0.5) and Y(i+0.5)) between each two grid points e.g. X(i-1), X(i) and X(i), X(i+1). Then you use the two values ((Y(i-0.5) and Y(i+0.5))to get \nabla(D_\alph...

Hi, Bernd. when solving the diffusion equation in the interface, how does MICRESS calculate the gradient of the concentration at the edge of the interface? Because if the point is at the edge, we have to use the points out of the interface to calculate the gradient \nabla {c_i} . For phase field equ...