Numerical simulation of heat penetration through a vertical rectangular phase change material/air composite cell

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1785-1795

  Ho, C J ^a   Chu, C H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; APPROXIMATION THEORY; BUOYANCY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRY; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; NEWTONIAN FLOW; THERMAL INSULATION; THERMAL VARIABLES CONTROL;

BOUSSINESQ APPROXIMATION; DIATHERMAL PARTITION; HEAT ABSORPTION; HEAT PENETRATION; PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL; PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL AIR COMPOSITE CELL; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; STEFAN NUMBER; THERMAL PROTECTION;

HEAT TRANSFER;

HEAT; PENETRATION; SIMULATION-NUMERICAL;

EID: 0030153003     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(95)00292-8     Document Type: Article

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