近液相线半连续铸造中凝固组织的多尺度模拟

建立了描述连续铸造过程的温度场模型及相变模型，通过固相率变化将宏观和介观尺度上的模拟耦合起来.利用外推边界条件对Al-Cu合金在近液相线半连续铸造过程的稳态温度场进行了计算；根据连续铸造特点，提出了用液/固相变区域中元胞的平均过冷度作为形核计算的基本参数，避免了铸件中心区域的多余形核问题.对Al-（3.5-10）%Cu合金、铸造速度为2.0 mm/s的液相线铸造的凝固组织进行了模拟，并且ZL201合金的模拟结果与实验吻合.计算表明：合金成分对半固态合金组织的形成有较大影响，当合金质量分数在（8-10）%时可获得晶粒大小和分布良好的合金组织.

半连续铸造速度对ZL201凝固组织影响的多尺度模拟

用多尺度模拟方法研究了近液相线半连续铸造中的ZL201合金的液/固相变。建立了描述连续铸造过程的温度场模型及相变模型,通过固相率变化将宏观和介观尺度上的模拟耦合起来。利用外推边界条件对ZL201合金在近液相线半连续铸造过程的稳态温度场进行了计算;根据连续铸造特点,提出了用液/固相变区域中元胞的平均过冷度作为形核计算的基本参数。对ZL201合金在铸造速度为1.5~10.0mm/s时的近液相线浇注的凝固组织进行了模拟。计算表明,铸造速度对半固态合金组织的形成有较大影响,当铸造速度在2.0~2.5mm/s时,可获得晶粒大小和分布良好的合金组织。

Numerical simulation for solid- liquid phase change of metal sodium in combined wick

Based on the finite volume method and the enthalpy-porous model the solid-liquid phase change of sodium in the combined wick is numerically studied.The one-temperature model is used since the thermal conductivity of sodium is close to that of the combined wick materials.The non-Darcy law and natural convection in the melting process are taken into account.The results show that a thin metal fiber felt in the combined wick can result in a faster melting rate of the sodium and a shorter time for the molten sodium to reach the maximum velocity which can shorten the time for the high-temperature heat pipe startup.A thick metal fiber felt in the combined wick can result in a uniform temperature distribution in the vertical heating wall and a small wall temperature difference which can reduce the possibility of an overheat spot.

Experimental Study on Melting in a Rectangular Enclosure Heated Below with Discrete Heat Sources

The melting process of n-octadecane in a rectangular cavity with three discrete protruding heat sources on its bottom surface was studied experimentally. It was observed that the experimental process, for the geometric arrangement in this paper, is neither a fixed melting nor a contact melting, but one m which fixed melting and contact melting take place alternatively. The effects of Stefan number, initial subcooling and aspect ratio on the melting process are reported. The larger the Stefan number, the more frequently the contact melting may occur, so does the aspect ratio. The initial subcooling plays a role only in early stage. As the melting process proceeds, its effect on the melting process becomes less.

Numerical study on solid–liquid phase change in paraffin as phase change material for battery thermal management

With the large latent heat and low cost, the paraffin has been widely used in battery thermal management(BTM) system to improve the efficiency and cycling life of power battery. The numerical model of paraffin melting in a cavity has been established, and the effects on the solid–liquid phase change process have been investigated for the purpose of enhancing the heat transfer performance of paraffin-based BTM system. The results showed that the location of the heating wall had great effects on the melting process. The paraffin in the cavity melted most quickly when the heating wall located at the bottom. Furthermore, the effects of thermal conductivity and the velocity of the slip wall have been considered. The gradient of liquid fraction increased with the increase in thermal conductivity, and the melting process could be accelerated or delayed by the slip wall with different velocity.

Analytical Solution of Melting in a Subcooled Semi-infinite Solid with Boundary Conditions of the Second Kind

The melting problem in a semi-infinite region with constant heat flux boundary condition is solved by a semi-expect method and an integral approximate method. Effect of subcooling on the transient solid-liquid interface location and surface temperature are also discussed in this paper.

Thermal Analysis of Metal Foam Matrix Composite Phase Change Material

In this paper,CPCM(Composite Phase Change Material)was manufactured with metal foam matrix used as filling material.The temperature curves were obtained by experiment.The performance of heat transfer was analyzed.The experimental results show that metal foam matrix can improve temperature uniformity in phase change thermal storage material and enhance heat conduction ability.The thermal performance of CPCM is significantly improved.The efficiency of temperature control can be obviously improved by adding metal foam in phase change material.CPCM is in solid-liquid two-phase region when temperature is close to phase change point of paraffin.An approximate plateau appears.The plateau can be considered as the temperature control zone of CPCM.Heat can be transferred fiom hot source and be uniformly spread in thermal storage material by using metal foam matrix since thermal storage material has the advantage of strong heat storage capacity and disadvantage of poor heat conduction ability.Natural convection promotes the melting of solid-liquid phase change material.Good thermal conductivity of foam metal accelerates heat conduction of solid-liquid phase change material.The interior temperature difference decreases and the whole temperature becomes more uniform.For the same porosity with a metal foam,melting time of solid-liquid phase change material decreases.Heat conduction is enhanced and natural convection is suppressed when pore size of metal foam is smaller.The thermal storage time decreases and heat absorption rate increases when the pore size of metal foam reduces.The research results can be used to guide fabricating the CPCM.