THEORY AND MODELING OF PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS WITH AND WITHOUT MUSHY REGIONS

Authors
EGOLF PW MANZ H
Citation
Pw. Egolf et H. Manz, THEORY AND MODELING OF PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS WITH AND WITHOUT MUSHY REGIONS, International journal of heat and mass transfer, 37(18), 1994, pp. 2917-2924
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanics,"Engineering, Mechanical",Thermodynamics
Journal title
International journal of heat and mass transfer → ACNP
ISSN journal
00179310
Volume
37
Issue
18
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2917 - 2924
Database
ISI
SICI code
0017-9310(1994)37:18<2917:TAMOPM>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
The continuous-properties model has been developed to numerically solv e problems of melting and solidification of substances with a mushy re gion. The new method is applicable to negligibly small mushy regions. Therefore, it can also be used to numerically calculate the behaviour of materials showing a discontinuous (first-order) phase transition. A stress number, comparable to the Reynolds number of fluid flow, can b e introduced to quantify the difficulty of the computational task.