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Ghalambaz, Mehdi; Aljaghtham, Mutabe; Chamkha, Ali J.; Abdullah, Abdelkader; Mansir, Ibrahim; Ghalambaz, Mohammad

Mathematical modeling of heterogeneous metal foams for phase-change heat transfer enhancement of latent heat thermal energy storage units. (English) Zbl 1510.80016

Appl. Math. Modelling 115, 398-413 (2023).

MSC:

80A22 Stefan problems, phase changes, etc.
80M12 Finite volume methods applied to problems in thermodynamics and heat transfer

Keywords:

heterogeneous metal foam; latent heat thermal energy storage; melting heat transfer; anisotropic porous media
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