International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.44, No.17, 3213-3222, 2001
Mass transfer process during the NaClO3 crystal growth process
Particle image velocimetry (PIV) technology was used directly to measure the convection pattern in sodium chlorate (NaClO3) crystal growth. The two-dimensional velocity distributions in the solution of NaClO3 have been obtained from experiments, and the velocity fields were compared with concentration fields that have been obtained by a phase-shift interferometer. The structures of both results of the velocity fields and concentration fields agree well. The coupling action of velocity and concentration was analyzed.