Open AccessTHERMAL CONDITIONING USING PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS
Author(s) -
Angélica Carmen Boucíguez,
L. T. Villa,
Miguel Ángel Lara
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
engenharia térmica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1676-1790
DOI - 10.5380/reterm.v2i1.3521
Subject(s) - interface (matter) , stefan problem , thermal , phase change material , monotone polygon , phase change , conditioning , phase (matter) , boundary value problem , function (biology) , position (finance) , mechanics , materials science , boundary (topology) , computer science , mathematics , thermodynamics , mathematical analysis , physics , geometry , statistics , bubble , finance , quantum mechanics , maximum bubble pressure method , evolutionary biology , biology , economics
A combined procedure using a classical qualitative result for initial and boundary problems associated to parabolic equations, numerical treatment and computational simulation, have been used to obtain some results on the dynamic behavior of the function that provides the position of the melting interface or moving front of the phase change material at each time. This material is used in a special device that is designed in order to get thermal conditioning in physical - chemical systems of practical importance. A monotone dependence of the melting interface upon some parameters is also shown.