Latent heat of fusion, L (J/kg)
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Thermal conductivity, k (W/(m·K))
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In the Select Physics tree, select Fluid Flow>Porous Media and Subsurface Flow>Free and Porous Media Flow (fp).
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In the Model Builder window, under Component 1 (comp1)>Heat Transfer in Solids and Fluids (ht) click Fluid 1.
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In the Model Builder window, expand the Component 1 (comp1)>Heat Transfer in Solids and Fluids (ht)>Porous Medium 1>Fluid 1 node, then click Initial Values 1.
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Click OK. Thus you created a selection for the inlet boundary as it will be used again during the model setup.
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Click OK. Thus a selection for the outlet boundary was created as it will be used again during the model setup.
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In the Model Builder window, under Study 1>Solver Configurations>Solution 1 (sol1) right-click Time-Dependent Solver 1 and choose Stop Condition.
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In the Settings window for 2D Plot Group, type Isothermal Contours & Velocity Streamlines in the Label text field.
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Locate the Expressions section. In the table, enter the following settings:
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In the Columns list, choose Paraffin temperature (K), Point: (0, 0.05), Paraffin temperature (K), Point: (0, 0.235), and Paraffin temperature (K), Point: (0, 0.42).
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Locate the Coloring and Style section. Find the Line style subsection. From the Line list, choose Dotted.
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Locate the Data section. In the Columns list, choose Porous Medium temperature (K), Point: (0, 0.05), Porous Medium temperature (K), Point: (0, 0.235), and Porous Medium temperature (K), Point: (0, 0.42).
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In the Settings window for Volume, click Replace Expression in the upper-right corner of the Expression section. From the menu, choose Component 1 (comp1)>Heat Transfer in Solids and Fluids>Phase change>ht.theta2 - Phase indicator, phase 2.
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