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The melting process of ice from a vertical wall with time-periodic temperature perturbation inside a rectangular enclosure.

Author(s) : HO C. J., CHU C. H.

Type of article: Article

Summary

A numerical investigation of natural-convection-dominated melting process of ice from a vertical wall of a square enclosure is reported. Time-dependent sinusoidal temperature perturbation was imposed on the vertical hot wall of the enclosure, and its effects on the heat transfer and buoyancy-driven flow during the melting process of ice were examined. Results clearly demonstrate the feasibility of controlling the melting heat transfer in an ice-filled enclosure by means of the time-periodic perturbation of the wall temperature in conjunction with the density inversion phenomenon of water near 4 deg C.

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  • Original title: The melting process of ice from a vertical wall with time-periodic temperature perturbation inside a rectangular enclosure.
  • Record ID : 1994-2122
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - vol. 36 - n. 13
  • Publication date: 1993/09

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