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100			_aShyy Wei _9102761
100			_aChen Ming-Hsiung _9880689
245			_aSteady-state natural convection with phase change
300			_a2545-2563 p.
520			_aNatural convection significantly affects the thermofluid transport processes for a material experiencing phase change. In the present work, steady-state solutions of the convection and associated momentum and energy transfer are computed by considering the solid, liquid, and mushy zones simultaneously. Finite-volume computational techniques, including the use of non-orthogonal curvilinear coordinates, second-order discretization, adequate number of nodal points, and adaptive grid solution method are utilized for wide ranges of Rayleigh, Prandtl, and Stefan numbers. It is found that the size and strength of the convection cell, as well as the location and shape of the phase boundaries are all strongly dependent on the combination of the above controlling parameters, as well as the temperature range governing the existence of the mushy zone. A systematic presentation of the effect of those factors on the transport characteristics is made to delineate the physical mechanisms responsible for the phase change process.
650			_aSteady-State _9754261
650			_aNatural Convection _9173115
650			_aPhase Change _9682201
650			_aControlling Parameters _9880690
773	0		_tInternational Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer _x00179310 _dNew York, U.S.A : Pergamon Subsidiary of Elsevier Science & Technology
856			_uhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/001793109090012J
942			_2ddc _n0 _cART _o14993 _pMr. Muhammad Rafique Al Haj Rajab Ali (Late)
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