Publications
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Journal Publications (2022-2025)
J235. Vakhrushev A., Karimi-Sibaki E., Wu M., Kharicha A.: Applied Mathematical Modelling 145 (2025) 116124 DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2025.116124
“Refraction and reflection patterns of an inclined turbulent conductive jet induced by a local transverse magnetic field”
J234. Ludwig A., Shayesteh G., Stefan-Kharicha M., Wu M., Kharicha A.: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 240 (2025) 126638 DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.126638
“Interplay of flow stratification, segregation channels, and crystal dynamics in a solidifying aqueous ammonium chloride solution”
J233. Rodrigues C.M.G., Wu M., Kharicha A., Ishmurzin A., Hackl G., Lind C., Chintinne M., Qiu Z., Malfliet A., Guo M.: Bulletin-The Journal of Refractory Innovation 2024
“Development and Application of a Computational Fluid Dynamics Model to Study Slag Freeze Lining”
J232. Rodrigues C.M.G., Wu M., Chintinne M., Ishmurzin A., Hackl G., Lind C., Kharicha A.: Steel Res. Int., Vol 95, 2024, 2400618 DOI: doi.org/0.1002/srin.202400618
“Modeling Freeze-Lining Formation: A Case Study in the Slag Fuming Process”
J231. Zhang H., Zhao Y., Xiong W., Ma D., Ludwig A., Kharicha A., Wu M.: Communications Materials, Vol. 5 (1): 232, 2024 DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s43246-024-00672-4
“Modelling freckles and spurious grain formation in directionally solidified superalloy castings”
J230. Bohacek J., Karimi-Sibaki E., Vakhrushev A., Mraz K., Hvozda J., Wu M., Kharicha A.: Metallurgical And Materials Transactions Vol. 55 B (2024) DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s11663-024-03254-4
“A Coupled Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and Thermal Stress-Strain Model to Explore the Impact of Gas Cooling on Ingot Solidification Shrinkage in Vacuum Arc Remelting (VAR) Process”
J229. Karimi-Sibaki E., Vakhrushev A., Wu M., Bohacek J., Kharicha A.: Chemical Engineering Research and Design 208 (2024) 731–739 DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2024.07.042
“A numerical study on effects of current density distribution, turbulence, and magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) on electrolytic gas flow with application to alkaline water electrolysis (AWE)”
J228. Ludwig A., Mogeritsch J., Barati H., Wu M., Kharicha A.: Journal of Crystal Growth 644 (2024) 127824 DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2024.127824
“Explanation for the linear solid/liquid interface recoil observed during directional solidification of a TRIS-NPG alloy under microgravity conditions”
J227. Abdi M., Karimi-Sibaki E., Sommitsch C., Barati H., Al-Nasser M., Wu M., Teplyakov I., Kharicha A.: International Journal of Thermofluids DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ijft.2024.100721
“Mapping electro-vortex flow patterns from tornado to inverted tornado in a hemispherical container”
J226. Alrasheedi N., Stefan-Kharicha M., Sari I., Ahmadein M., Kharicha A.: Materials 2024, 17(11), 2768 DOI: doi.org/10.3390/ma17112768
“A Study on Ammonium Chloride Dendrite Tip Kinetics: The Importance of the Solid–Liquid Density Change and Interfacial Kinetics”
J225. Bohacek J., Mraz K., Hvozda J., Karimi-Sibaki E., Vakhrushev A., Kharicha A.: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 227 (20024) 125603 DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.125603
"Comment on "Numerical study with OpenFOAM on heat conduction problems in heterogenous media" by K. Zhang, C.-A. Wang, J.-Y. Tan, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 124 (2018) 1156-1162"
J224. Hvozda J., Mraz K., Raudensky M., Vakhrushev A., Karimi-Sibaki E., Bohacek J.: Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (2024) DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s10973-024-13172-x
"Case study on thermal management of planar elements with various polymeric heat exchangers: experiment and simulation"
J223. Al-Nasser M., Alrasheedi N., Karimi-Sibaki E., Vakhrushev A., Ahmadein M., Ataya S., Kharicha A.: Sustainability (2024), 16, 2831 DOI: doi.org/10.3390/su16072831
"Exploring Extreme Voltage Events in Hydrogen Arcs within Electric Arc Furnaces"
J222. Sari I., Wu M., Ahmadein M., Ataya S., Alrasheedi N., Kharicha A.: Materials 2024, 17(5), 1205 DOI: doi.org/10.3390/ma17051205
“The Impact of Marangoni and Buoyancy Convections on Flow and Segregation Patterns during the Solidification of Fe-0.82wt%C Steel”
J221. Vakhrushev A., Karimi-Sibaki E., Wu M., Ludwig A., Nitzl G., Tang Y., Hackl G., Watzinger J., Bohacek J., Kharicha A.: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B (2024) DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s11663-024-03002-8
"Assessment of URANS-Type Turbulent Flow Modeling of a Single Port Submerged Entry Nozzle (SEN) for Thin Slab Continuous Casting (TSC) Process"
J220. Sari I., Alrasheedi N., Ahmadein M., Djuansjah J., Hachani L., Zaidat K., Wu M., Kharicha A.: Materials 2024, 17(4), 912 DOI: doi.org/10.3390/ma17040912
“Modeling Dendrite Coarsening and Remelting during Directional Solidification of Al-06wt.%Cu Alloy”
J219. Sari I., Ahmadein M., Ataya S., Hachani L., Zaidat K., Alrasheedi N., Wu M., Kharicha A.: Materials 2024, 17(4), 865 DOI: doi.org/10.3390/ma17040865
“Prediction of the Secondary Arms Spacing Based on Dendrite Tip Kinetics and Cooling Rate”
J218. Reiss G., Eßl W., Trasca R. A., Mugrauer C., Stefan-Kharicha M., Kharicha A., Gerold E., Goodwin F.: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B 55 (2024) 53-63 DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s11663-023-02921-2
"Development of a Dross Build-Up Growth Process Model for Hot-Dip Galvanizing Considering Surface Reaction Kinetics"
J217. Barati H., Wu M., Ilie S., Kharicha A., Ludwig A.: Powder Technology 434 (2024) DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2023.119307
"Numerical modeling of clog fragmentation during SEN clogging in steel continuous casting"
J216. Bohacek J., Mraz K., Krutis V., Kana V., Vakhrushev A., Karimi-Sibaki E., Kharicha A.: Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Precoessing 7(6) (2023) 212 DOI: doi.org/10.3390/jmmp7060212
"Experimental and Numerical Investigations into Heat Transfer Using a Jet Cooler in High-Pressure Die Casting"
J215. Ludwig A., Mogeritsch J.: Scripta Materialia 239 (2024) DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2023.115802
"Observations of the occurrence and disappearance of peritectic couple growth performed under microgravity conditions"
J214. Akamatsu S., Bottin-Rousseau S., Witusiewicz V. T., Hecht U., Plapp M., Ludwig A., Mogeritsch J., Serefoglu M., Bergeon N., Mota F. L., Sturz L., Zimmermann G., McFadden S., Sillekens W.: npj Microgravity 9, Article number: 83 (2023) DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s41526-023-00326-8
"Microgravity studies of solidification patterns in model transparent alloys onboard the International Space Station"
J213. Karimi-Sibaki E., Vakhrushev A., Kadylnykova A., Wu M., Ludwig A., Bohacek J.: Electrochemistry Communications 155 (2023) 107567 DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2023.107567
"A multiphase model for exploring electrochemical Marangoni flow"
J212. Al-Nasser M., Barati H., Redl C., Ishmurzin A., Voller N., Hackl G., Leuchtenmüller M., Wu M., Kharicha A.: Results in Engineering 19 (2023) 101312 DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2023.101312
"Effect of compressibility on industrial DC electric arcs"
J211. Karimi-Sibaki E., Vakhrushev A., Wu M., Ludwig A., Bohacek J., Kharicha A.: Journal of The Electrochemical Society (2023) 170 072501 DOI: doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ace133
"Transient Simulation of Diffusion-Limited Electrodeposition Using Volume of Fluid (VOF) Method"
J210. Ludwig A., Mogeritsch J.: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A (2023) 4179-4187. DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s11661-023-07052-6
"In Situ Study of Peritectic Couple Growth Under Purely Diffusive Conditions"
J209. Zhang Z., Wu M., Zhang H., Ludwig A., Kharicha A.: Inter. J. Heat and Mass Trans. 208 (2023) DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2023.124050
"Effect of forced convection on the formation of the as-cast structure and macrosegregation of Sn-10wt.% Pb alloy: A numerical study"
J208. Zhang Z., Wu M., Zhang H., Hahn S., Wimmer F., Ludwig A., Kharicha A.: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B 54 (2023) 1870-1885 DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s11663-023-02801-9
"Solidification Principle in Large Vertical Steel Casting Under the EMS Effect"
J207. Rodrigues C.M.G., Wu M., Ishmurzin A., Hackl G., Voller N., Ludwig A., Kharicha A.: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B 54 (2023) DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s11663-023-02733-4
"Modeling Framework for the Simulation of an Electric Smelting Furnace Considering Freeze Lining Formation"
J206. Vakhrushev A., Karimi-Sibaki E., Bohacek J., Wu M., Ludwig A., tang Y., Hackl G., Nitzl G., Watzinger J., Kahricha A.: Metals 13 (2023) DOI: doi.org/10.3390/met13030444
"Impact of Submerged Entry Nozzle (SEN) Immersion Depth on Meniscus Flow in Continuous Casting Mold under Electromagnetic Brake (EMBr)"
J205. Ludwig A., Mogeritsch J., Witusiewicz V.T.: J. Crystal Growth 604 (2023) DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2022.127052
"Hypo-peritectic TRIS-NPG in a stationary temperature gradient: Thermodynamics, grain boundary migration and phase identification"
J204. Zhang H., Liu X., Ma D., Song M., Ludwig A., Kharicha A., Wu M.: Acta Materialia 244 (2023) DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118579
"Digital twin for directional solidification of a single-crystal turbine blade"
J203. Guan R., Rodrigues C.M.G., ji C., Zhu M., li S., Wu M., Kharicha A., Vakhrushev A., Ludwig A.: App. Math. Modelling 114 (2023) 770-784 DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2022.10.025
"Novel strategy to model deformation-induced strand contraction/dilatation during mechanical reduction"
J202. Zhang H., Wu M., Rodrigues C.M.G, Ludwig A., Kharicha A., Rónaföldi A., Roòsz A., Veres Z., Sveda M.: Acta Materialia 241 (2022) DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118391
"Dendrite fragmentation mechanism under forced convection condition by rotating magnetic field during unidirectional solidification of AlSi7 alloy"
J201. Karimi-Sibaki E., Peyha M., Vakhrushev A., Wu M., Ludwig A., Bohacek J., Preiss B., Kharicha A.: Scient. Rep. (2022) DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24595-7
"Experimental and numerical investigations of arc plasma expansion in an industrial vacuum arc remelting (VAR) process"
J200. Mogeritsch J., Franz R., Golizadeh M., Mitterer C., Kharicha A.: Crystals 12 (2022) DOI:doi.org/10.3390/cryst12101486
"Determination of Cooling Rate and Temperature Gradient during Formation of Cathode Spot Craters in a Vacuum Arc."
J199. Zhang Z., Wu M., Zhang H., Ludwig A., Kharicha A.: Steel Research int. (2022). DOI: 10.1002/srin.202200065
"The Role of Mold Electromagnetic Stirring in the Dissipation of Superheat during the Continuous Casting of Billets"
J198. Zhang H., Wu M., Zhang Z., Ludwig A., Kharicha A., Ronaföldi A., Roosz A., Veres Z., Sveda M.: Metall. Mater. Trans. B (2022). DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s11663-022-02516-3
"Experimental Evaluation of MHD Modeling of EMS During Continuous Casting"
J197. Rodrigues C.M.G., Wu M., Zhang H., Ludwig A., Kharicha A.: Materialia 23 (2022). DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2022.101462
"Validation of a capillary-driven fragmentation model during mixed columnar-equiaxed solidification with melt convection and grain transport"
J196. Stefan-Kharicha M., Kharicha A., Zaidat, K., Reiss G., Eßl X., Goodwin F., Wu M., Ludwig A., Mugrauer C.: J. Crystal Growth 584 (2022) 126557. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2022.126557
"Hydrodynamically driven facet kinetics in crystal growth"
J195. Karimi-Sibaki E., Kharicha A., Vakhrushev A., Abdi M., Wu M., Ludwig A., Bohacek J., Preiss B.: J. Mater. Res. Techn. 19 (2022) 183-193. DOI:doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.05.036
"Numerical modeling and experimental validation of the effect of arc distribution on the as-solidified Ti64 ingot in vacuum arc remelting (VAR) process"
J194. Vakhrushev A., Kharicha A., Karimi-Sibaki E., Wu M., Ludwig A., Nitzl G., Tang Y., Hackl G., Watzinger J.: Steel Research int. (2022). DOI:doi10.1002/srin.202200088
"Modeling Asymmetric Flow in the Thin-Slab Casting Mold Under Electromagnetic Brake"
J193. Vakhrushev A., Kharicha A., Wu M., Ludwig A., Nitzl G., tang Y., Hackl G., Watzinger J., Rodrigues C.M.G.: J. Iron Steel Res. Int. 29 (2022) 88-102. DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s42243-021-00734-8
"Norton Hoff model for deformation of growing solid shell of thin slab casting in funnel-shape mold"
J192. Kharicha A., Al-Nasser M., Barati H., Karimi-Sibaki E., Vakhrushev A., Abdi M., Ludwig A., Wu M.: European J. Mech. B Fluids (2022) 90-105. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechflu.2022.02.001
"Tornados and cyclones driven by Magneto-hydrodynamic forces"
J191. Ludwig A., Mogeritsch J., Rettenmayr M.: Scripta Materialia 214 (2022). DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114683
"On/off directional solidification of near peritectic TRIS-NPG with a planar but tilted solid/liquid interface under microgravity conditions"
J190. Zhang Z., Wu M., Zhang H., Hahn S., Wimmer F., Ludwig A., Kharicha A.: J. Mat. Proc. Tech. 301 (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2021.117434
"Modeling of the as-cast structure and macrosegregation in the continuous casting of a steel billet: Effect of M-EMS"
Books and Contributions to Books (2018-2025)
B22. Barati H., Wu M., Holzmann T., Kharicha A., Ludwig A.: in "CFD Modeling and Simulation in Materials Processing 2018", ISBN: 978-3-319-72059-3, Eds. Nastac L. et al. Springer, Cham, (2018) 149-158. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72059-3_15
"Simulation of Non-metallic Inclusion Deposition and Cloggin of Nozzle"
B21. Holzmann T., Ludwig A., Raninger P.: in "Materials Processing Fundamentals 2018", ISBN: 978-3-319-72131-6, Eds. Lambotte G. et al., Springer, Cham, (2018) 77-85. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72131-6_7
"Yield Strength Prediction in 3D During Local Heat Treatment of Structural A356 Alloy Components in Combination with Thermal-Stress Analysis"
Conference Proceedings (2022-2025)
C207. Xu C., Guo J., Wang J., Li J., Huang L., Fan K., Zhang H., Wu M.: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Solidification and Gravity DOI: doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-93-49473-95-9/CH4
“Numerical Investigation of Axial Magnetic Field Effects on Melt Flow and Macrosegregation in TC17 Alloy Vacuum Arc Remelting”
C206. Zhang H., Wu M., Kharicha A.: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Solidification and Gravity DOI: doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-93-49473-95-9/CH2
“Consideration of the Timing Effect of Dendrite Pinch-Off on Dendrite Fragmentation During Directional Solidification of Superalloys”
C205. Shayesteh G., Zhang Z., Stefan-Kharicha M., Wu M., Kharicha A., Ludwig A.: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Solidification and Gravity DOI: doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-93-49473-95-9/CH1
“Concentration Stratification and Crystal Dynamics in Solidifying Ammonium Chloride Solutions”
C204. Rodrigues C.M.G., Wu M., Chintinne M., Ishmurzin A., Hackl G., Voller N., Ludwig A., Kharicha A.: 12th International Conference on Molten Slags, Fluxes and Salts (MOLTEN 2024) 17–19 June 2024 839 DOI: doi.org/10.62053/WKWY2963
“CFD modelling of slag fuming, with focus on freeze-lining formation”
C203. Vakhrushev A., Karimi-Sibaki E., Wu M., Tang Y., Hackl G., Watzinger J., Bohacek J., Kharicha A.: Eurotherm 2024 - Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2766 (2024) 012196 DOI: doi:10.1088/1742-6596/2766/1/012196
"Effects of the asymmetric and oscillating turbulent melt flow on the heat transfer and solidification inside the thin slab continuous casting (TSC) mold under the applied electromagnetic brake (EMBr)"
C202. Bohacek J., Mraz K., Hvozda J., Lang F., Raudensky M., Vakhrushev A., Karimi-Sibaki E., Kharicha A.: Eurotherm 2024 - Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2766 (2024) 012197 DOI: doi:10.1088/1742-6596/2766/1/012197
"Determination of transient heat transfer by cooling channel in high-pressure die casting using inverse method"
C201. Shayesteh G., Ludwig A., Stefan-Kharicha M., Wu M., Kharicha A.: Eurotherm 2024 - Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2766 (2024) 012199 DOI: doi:10.1088/1742-6596/2766/1/012199
"On the conditions for the occurrence of crystal avalanches during alloy solidification"
C200. Sari I., Wu M., Ludwig A., Kharicha A.: Eurotherm 2024 - Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2766 (2024) 012198 DOI: doi:10.1088/1742-6596/2766/1/012198
"Effect of Marangoni flow during the solidification of a Fe- 0.82wt.%C steel alloy"
C199. Zhang H., Wu M., Liu X., Ma D., Song M., Ludwig A., Kharicha A.: MCWASP XVI IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1281 (2023) 012059. DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/1281/1/012059
"Numerical study on the formation of spurious grains and freckles during the directional solidification of superalloys"
C198. Wu M., Zang Z., Zhang H., Ludwig A., Kharicha A.: MCWASP XVI IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1281 (2023) 012036. DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/1281/1/012036
"Flow-enhanced remelting of settling/floating globular crystals during mixed columnar-equiaxed solidification"
C197. Vakhrushev A., Karimi-Sibaki E., Wu M., Ludwig A., Nitzl G., Tang Y., Hackl G., Watzinger J., Kharicha A.: MCWASP XVI IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1281 (2023) 012026. DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/1281/1/012026
"Influence of the adjustable EMBr on the asymmetric flow in a thin slab caster with a misaligned SEN"
C196. Barati H., Wu M., Kharicha A., Ludwig A.: MCWASP XVI IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1281 (2023) 012025. DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/1281/1/012025
"Transient simulation of melt flow, clogging, and clog fragmentation inside SEN during steel continuous casting"
C195. Ludwig A., Mogeritsch J.: IOP Conf. Series: Mater. Sci. Eng. 1274 (2023) 012032. DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/1274/1/00012032
"Observation of peritectic couple growth for a hyper-peritectic alloy under microgravity conditions"
C194. Zhang H. Liu X., Ma D., Ludwig A., Kharicha A., Wu M.: IOP Conf. Series: Mater. Sci. Eng. 1274 (2023) 012026. DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X71274/1/012026
"Potential eutectic accumulation in single crystal turbine blade due to geometry effect: a numerical study"
C193. Vakhrushev A., Karimi-Sibaki E., Wu M., Ludwig A., Nitzl G., Tang Y., Hackl G., Watzinger J., Bohacek J., Kharicha A.: IOP Conf. Series: Mater. Sci. Eng. 1274 (2023) 012023. DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/1274/1/012023
"On modelling conjugated heat transfer in the thin slab CC mold and solid shell formation under the applied EMBr"
C192. Rodrigues C.M.G., Wu M., Ishmurzin A., Hackl G., Voller N., Ludwig A., Kharicha A.: COPPER2022 Vol. 3, The Igor Wilkomirsky Symposium on Pyrometallurgy (2022) 995-1005
"Continuum mixture solidification model for simulation of freeze lining in smelting furnace"
C191. Mogeritsch J. Sillekens W., Ludwig A.: TMS 2022 151st Annual Meeting & Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings (2022) 1429-1441. DOI: doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92381-5_136
"In-situ Observation of Coupled Growth Morphologies in Organic Peritecitcs under Pure Diffusion Conditions"
Non Peer-Reviewed Publications (2019-2025)
N35. Ludwig A., Rodrigues C., Zhang Z., Zhang H., Karimi-Sibaki E., Barati H., Vakhrushev A., Al-Nasser M., Wu M., Kharicha A.: Berg- u .Hüttenmännische Monatshefte (2021).
"Important Key Process Simulations in the Field of Steel Metallurgy"
N34. Mogeritsch J., Panzl G., Walzl A., Ludwig A.: 5th Metal Additive Manufacturing Confernce (MAMC 2020), Online Conference, 30.09.-02.10.2020
"Numerical Simulation of Heat Treatment of Ti-6AI-4V by using a Phase-Field Method Based Software."
N33. Kharicha A., Karimi-Sibaki E., Wu M., Ludwig A.: Electrochemical Conf. on Energy and Environment: Bioelectrochem. and Energy Storage 2019 (ECEE 2019), Glasgow, Schottland
"Diffusion-Reaction-Limited Mass Transfer on the Surface of an Electrically Conductive Droplet"
N32. Mogeritsch P.J., Bottger B., Ludwig A.: International Conference Researchfora, Miami 23.-24. July 2019
"Calibration of Numerical and Determination of Physical Parameters for the Organic Model System TRIS-NPG."