An experimental study of n-octadecane melting inside a sphere subjected to constant heat rate at surface

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1624-1630

  Rizan, M Z M ^a   Tan, F L ^a   Tso, C P ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Internal convection; Melting phenomenon; N octadecane; Spherically enclosed

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HEAT RATE; INTERNAL CONVECTION; LIQUID BOUNDARY LAYERS; LIQUID LAYER; MELTING CONDITIONS; MELTING RATES; N-OCTADECANE; PLANE SURFACES; SOLID VOLUMES; SOLID-MODELING; SPHERICALLY-ENCLOSED; TEMPERATURE LEVEL;

BOTTLES; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUIDS; WATER TANKS;

MELTING;

EID: 84869199314     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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