A numerical simulation study has been carried out to investigate the influence of steady crucible rotation on the LPD growth of SLxGe1-x Results reveal the effectiveness of suppressing natural convection driven flows with the application of ampoule rotation. Improvement in the uniformity of radial composition of the growing crystal is predicted after two hours of growth for the remaining simulated growth period. Further, a marginal reduction in the growth interface curvature due to crucible rotation is also observed in the results. Numerical computation shows the potential of crucible rotation as a viable alternative to static magnetic field in inhibiting buoyancy induced flows in the LPD growth of SLxGe1-x. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved,