A comprehensive numerical model for melting with natural convection

DOI10.1016/J.IJHEATMASSTRANSFER.2009.12.057zbMath1190.80044OpenAlexW2021219436MaRDI QIDQ974934

Shimin Wang, Theodore L. Bergman, Amir Faghri

Publication date: 8 June 2010

Published in: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.12.057

zbMATH Keywords

natural convectionsolidificationmeltingnumerical modelsolid-liquid phase change

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Stefan problems, phase changes, etc. (80A22) Finite volume methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M12) Free convection (76R10) Finite volume methods applied to problems in thermodynamics and heat transfer (80M12)

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