The combined effect of natural and thermocapillary convection on the melting of phase change materials in rectangular containers
A. Borshchak Kachalov, P. Sánchez, J. Porter, J.M. Ezquerro
Topics & Concepts
Natural convectionMarangoni effectMaterials scienceRayleigh numberDimensionless quantityConvectionThermodynamicsMarangoni numberMechanicsPhase-change materialHeat transferRayleigh–Bénard convectionThermalPhysicsPhase Change Materials ResearchSolidification and crystal growth phenomenaFluid Dynamics and Thin Films