Convection enhancement in melting by electromagnetic fields in a low-gravity environment: Side wall heating

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-158

  Veilleux, Douglas L ^a   Faghri, Mohammad ^b   Asako, Yutaka ^c   Charmchi, M ^d  

^a RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^b The University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRAVITATION; MELTING;

ENERGY EQUATIONS; PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS; WALL HEATING;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 33847150908     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407780600710425     Document Type: Article

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