Effect of thermocapillary convection on the melting of phase change materials in microgravity: Experiments and simulations

P. Sánchez, J.M. Ezquerro, J. Porter, J. Fernández, I. Tinao

2020International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer62 citationsDOI

Topics & Concepts

Materials scienceNatural convectionConvectionMarangoni effectThermodynamicsHeat transferThermal conductivityThermalMechanicsPhase-change materialThermal diffusivityPhase (matter)PhysicsComposite materialQuantum mechanicsPhase Change Materials ResearchSolidification and crystal growth phenomenaSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies