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Heat transfer during melting in rectangular enclosures—a finite element analysis
Author(s) -
Sarkar A.,
Sastri V. M. K.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in fluids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1097-0363
pISSN - 0271-2091
DOI - 10.1002/fld.1650140107
Subject(s) - nusselt number , finite element method , heat transfer , subcooling , mechanics , work (physics) , materials science , thermodynamics , physics , reynolds number , turbulence
This paper is devoted to the finite element analysis of heat transfer during melting in rectangular enclosures. The effects of aspect ratio and subcooling on the motion of the interface and the Nusselt number have been investigated. The different schemes employed in the present work throw useful light on the choice of the appropriate method for dealing with such phase change problems.