Mixed convection effect on melting from a vertical plate in a porous medium

被引:51
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作者
Gorla, RSR [1 ]
Mansour, MA
Hassanien, IA
Bakier, AY
机构
[1] Cleveland State Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Cleveland, OH 44115 USA
[2] Assiut Univ, Dept Math, Assiut, Egypt
关键词
porous media; heat transfer; mixed convection;
D O I
10.1023/A:1006566924390
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
In the present work, the effect of mixed convection about vertical surfaces on the phenomenon of melting process in a fluid-saturated porous medium is analyzed on the basis of boundary layer approximations. Similarity solutions are obtained for aiding external flow. The final similarity equations are integrated numerically by use of the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method. Results are reported for the flow and thermal fields in the melt region. The melting phenomenon decreases the local Nusselt number at the solid-liquid interface.
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页码:245 / 254
页数:10
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