A note on the Stefan number in slab melting and solidification

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · Lett. Heat Mass Transfer; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0094-4548(81)90017-5· OSTI ID:6814465

Solomon, A

The Stefan number St is ordinarily described as the ratio of sensible to latent heat in a phase change process. We show that for a particular phase change process St does indeed approximate twice that ratio, and that the ratio is independent of time. The usefulness of the result for latent heat thermal energy storage analysis is noted via an example.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 6814465
• Journal Information: Lett. Heat Mass Transfer; (United States), Journal Name: Lett. Heat Mass Transfer; (United States) Vol. 8; ISSN LHMTB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

656000* -- Condensed Matter Physics
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
DATA
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUATIONS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HEAT STORAGE
INFORMATION
LATENT HEAT STORAGE
MATERIALS
MELTING
NUMERICAL DATA
PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SLABS
SOLIDIFICATION
STORAGE