Abstract
A mathematical model and its experimental validation are presented for the melting of a granular porous media saturated with a flowing liquid. Repacking of the granular packed bed is accounted for by considering the motion of the solid grains. An analytical solution for the melting rate is provided for the one-dimensional, quasi-steady state melting case. Convection effects upstream of the melting zone are considered. It is shown that the melting rate depends on the Stefan number based on the upstream liquid temperature, liquid to solid density ratio, fluid velocity and solid fraction downstream of the melting zone.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 197-204 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD |
| Volume | 349 |
| State | Published - 1997 |