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ANALYSIS OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL MELTING IN RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURES IN PRESENCE OF CONVECTION.

Author(s) : GADGIL A., GOBIN D.

Type of article: Article

Summary

TWO-DIMENSIONAL MELTING OF A SOLID PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL IN A RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE HEATED FROM ONE SIDE IS SIMULATED NUMERICALLY. THE SIMULATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT BY DIVIDING THE PROCESS IN A LARGE NUMBER OF QUASI-STATIC STEPS. IN EACH STEP, STEADY-STATE NATURAL CONVECTION IN THE LIQUID PHASE IS CALCULATED BY DIRECTLY SOLVING THE GOVERNING EQUATIONS OF MOTION WITH A FINITE DIFFERENCE TECHNIQUE. THE PREDICTIONS ARE FOUND TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH EXPERIMENT.

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  • Original title: ANALYSIS OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL MELTING IN RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURES IN PRESENCE OF CONVECTION.
  • Record ID : 1985-0099
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. Heat Transf. - vol. 106 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1984/02
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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