Analytical solutions to the unsteady close-contact melting on a flat plate

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1457-1467

  Yoo, Hoseon ^a  

^a Soongsil University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Analytical solution; Aspect ratio; Close contact melting; Melt lubrication

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ASPECT RATIO; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING; UNSTEADY FLOW;

CLOSE-CONTACT MELTING;

HEAT TRANSFER;

CONTACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MELTING; PLATE;

EID: 0342313489     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(99)00221-5     Document Type: Article

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