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Effect of the orientation of a finned surface on the melting of frozen porous media.

Author(s) : SASAGUCHI K., TAKEO H.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Numerical calculations were performed for the melting process in porous media around a hot surface with conducting fins. The effect of the orientation of the hot surface on the effectiveness of the attached fins was examined. Three orientations: the melting from below, from the side and from above, were selected as typical ones. Timewise variations of a temperature distribution, a velocity distribution, an interface shaped, a mean Nusselt number and a melting fraction were compared. The melting rate was the largest for the melting from below, and the smallest for the melting from above.

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  • Original title: Effect of the orientation of a finned surface on the melting of frozen porous media.
  • Record ID : 1994-2201
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - vol. 37 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1994/01

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