Abstract
A numerical study of three‐dimensional natural convection with phase change in a rectangular parallelepiped is described. The fluid has temperature‐dependent variable properties. The governing equations are approximated by finite differences, second order in space and first order in time. A boundary‐fitted co‐ordinate system is implemented to predict the shape and the movement of the solid‐liquid interface. Preliminary results have been obtained for freezing of water in a cube for Rayleigh numbers in the range of about 105–106.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 899-914 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |