Front propagation in a phase field model with phase-dependent heat absorption

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-136

  Blyuss, Konstantin B ^a   Ashwin, Peter ^a   Wright, C David ^a   Bassom, Andrew P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Phase field; Phase change materials; Stability; Travelling fronts

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HEAT RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STABILITY;

HEAT ABSORPTION; PHASE FIELDS; PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS; TRAVELLING FRONTS;

RADIANT HEATING;

EID: 33645780865     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2006.01.024     Document Type: Article

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