ANALYTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF A MELTING PROBLEM WITH NATURAL CONVECTION.
Abstract
The correlation by O'Toole and Silveston (1959) of natural convection heat transfer for fluids confined between two parallel horizontal plates has been extended to the case involving phase change. The new correlation, which is applicable for melting from below in a water-ice system, is described with special focus on theoretical considerations, estimation of heat flux, and the experimental and analytical results. In all experiments, bubble-free, homogeneous ice samples were prepared beforehand to assure reliable and reproducible results. In general, the results from theory and experiment are in close agreement. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0659780
Entities
People
- Yinchao Yen
Organizations
- Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory