Simulation of freezing or thawing heat conduction in irregular two-dimensional domains by a boundary-fitted grid method

LWT

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 70-76

  Califano, A N ^a   Zaritzky, N E ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Boundary fitted grid method; Computer simulation; Freezing; Irregular shapes; Mathematical modeling; Thawing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031073910     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fstl.1996.0130     Document Type: Article

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