Finite element simulations involving simultaneous multiple interface fronts in phase change problems

The present paper describes the simulation of phase change problems involving simultaneous multiple interface fronts employing the finite element method. Much of the past investigations employing finite elements have been restricted to primarily a single phase change situation. The existence of more...

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Published in:International journal of heat and mass transfer 1996-05, Vol.39 (8), p.1711-1718
Main Authors: Ouyang, Tianhong, Tamma, Kumar K.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Heat flow in porous media
Heat transfer
Heat transfer in inhomogeneous media, in porous media, and through interfaces
Physics
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Summary:The present paper describes the simulation of phase change problems involving simultaneous multiple interface fronts employing the finite element method. Much of the past investigations employing finite elements have been restricted to primarily a single phase change situation. The existence of more than one phase, that is, the presence of multiple phase fronts poses certain challenges and further complications. However, the results provide a very interesting thermal behavior for this class of problems. In this paper, attention is focused on fixed grid methods and the trapezoidal family of one-step methods using the enthalpy formulations. Illustrative examples which handle simultaneous multiple fronts in phase change problems are presented.
ISSN:0017-9310
1879-2189
DOI:10.1016/0017-9310(95)00218-9