Phase-Change Numerical Heat Transfer Analysis with Applications to Frost Shielding

Autor: Farag, Ihab, Virameteekul, Nakarin, Phetteplace, Gary
Zdroj: Heat Transfer Engineering; January 1991, Vol. 12 Issue: 2 p29-36, 8p
Abstrakt: A computer package has been developed to solve heat transfer problems with phase change and predict the temperature distribution and phase-front location variation with time. The fixed-mesh package incorporates latent heat effects using O'Neill's method. The time-domain solution uses a central-difference procedure. Published results on freezing of slab-shaped foodstuffs, solidification in an internal corner, a solidification outside a 270° wedge, and solidification of cast steel are used to demonstrate the validity of the numerical technique and the capabilities of the program. Underground freezing of pipelines with and without frost shields is studied using our package, and the results are discussed.
Databáze: Supplemental Index