Abstract
This paper focuses on recent progress made in the understanding of fluid flow in Bridgman growth and its effect on segregation in the crystals. Horizontal (HB) as well as vertical Bridgman (VB) configurations will be reviewed. Different driving forces — thermal, solutal buoyancy, Marangoni effect, and their coupling — are considered. It will be demonstrated that the nature of some boundary conditions — radial thermal gradients, conducting or adiabatic walls — plays an important role. The complete solution of the coupled equations requires powerful numerical tools. It is shown that scaling techniques together with analytical models can help crystal growers to optimize their experiments.
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