Temperature transforming model with a fixed grid numerical methodology for phase-change problems including natural convection Conference

Cao, Y, Faghri, A. (1989). Temperature transforming model with a fixed grid numerical methodology for phase-change problems including natural convection . 109 45-53.

cited authors

  • Cao, Y; Faghri, A

authors

abstract

  • A temperature transforming model was proposed to convert the enthalpy-based energy equation into a nonlinear equation with a single dependent variable. The model and the numerical scheme were first tested with diffusive phase-change problems. The model eliminates the time step and grid size limitations and is insensitive to the phase-change temperature ranges, proving that the model is flexible and can handle multi-dimensional phase-change problems which have large specific heat and thermal conductivity differences between the liquid and solid phases in a fixed grid system.

publication date

  • December 1, 1989

start page

  • 45

end page

  • 53

volume

  • 109