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. Copyright © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

V. M.K. Sastri

FLOW OF FLUIDS--INTERFACES

MATERIALS--PHASE TRANSITIONS

Mathematical Techniques--Finite Element Method

Aspect ratio

Rectangular enclosures

Heat transfer

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Heat transfer during melting in rectangular enclosures—a finite element analysis

Journal	International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
ISSN	02712091
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