TY  - EJOU
AU  - Arid, A. 
AU  - Kousksou, T. 
AU  - S.Jegadheeswaran, 
AU  - Jamil, A. 
AU  - Zeraouli, Y. 

TI  - Numerical Simulation of Ice Melting Near the Density Inversion Point under Periodic Thermal Boundary Conditions
T2  - Fluid Dynamics \& Materials Processing

PY  - 2012
VL  - 8
IS  - 3
SN  - 1555-2578

AB  - A two-dimensional numerical model has been developed to investigate the phase-change of ice near 4 °C in a rectangular cavity. The enthalpy-porosity model is reformulated in terms of conservation equations of mass, momentum and heat to account for the evolution the solid/liquid interface. Constant and time-dependent (with sinusoidal law) temperature boundary conditions are considered. Results confirm the possibility to control the typical dynamics of ice melting in a square cavity near the density inversion point by means of a wall temperature which varies in time (with given amplitude and frequency).
KW  - Numerical analysis
KW  -  Natural convection
KW  -  Cyclic ice melting
KW  -  Phase Change Materials

DO  - 10.3970/fdmp.2012.008.257