Numerical Simulation of Melting Problems Using the Lattice Boltzmann Method with the Interfacial Tracking Method
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- 23 June 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
- Vol. 68 (11) , 1175-1197
Abstract
A lattice Boltzmann method with an interfacial tracking method is used to solve melting problem in an enclosure. Both conduction- and convection-controlled melting problems are solved to validate the proposed method. For the conduction-controlled melting problem, the results agreed very well with those from the analytical solution. The results for the convection-controlled melting problem also agreed with those in the literature. The proposed approach is valid for numerical simulation of the melting problem.Keywords
Funding Information
- Support for this work by the U.S. National Science Foundation under grant number CBET-1404482, Chinese National Natural Science Foundations under Grants 51129602 and 51276118 are gratefully acknowledged.
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