A numerical analysis of solid-liquid phase change heat transfer around a single and two horizontal, vertically spaced cylinders in a rectangular cavity

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1343-1354

  Sasaguchi, K ^a   Kusano, K ^a   Viskanta, R ^b  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLIDIFICATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

RECTANGULAR CAVITIES; SOLID LIQUID PHASE CHANGE HEAT TRANSFER;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

CYLINDERS; HEAT TRANSFER; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; PHASE CHANGE;

EID: 0031128445     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(96)00210-4     Document Type: Article

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