CHINESE JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS ›› 1994, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (1): 9-16.

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NUMERICAL SOLUTION OF MELTING IN A RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE WITH DISCRETE HEAT SOURCES

Zhang Yuwen, Chen Zhongqi, Wang Qijie, Wu Qingjin   

  1. Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049
  • Received:1992-06-22 Revised:1993-02-16 Online:1994-03-25 Published:1994-03-25

Abstract: In order to simulate the cooling of electronic devices by solid-liquid phase change materials (PCM) the problem on two-dimensional melting heat transfer in a rectangular enclosure with discrete heat sources on one of its vertical walls has been solved numerically.Effect of Stefan number on the solid-liquid interfacial shape and wall temperature varition along the height of the wall are also discussed.

Key words: discrete heat sources, rectangular enclosure, melting heat transfer, numerical solution