An experimental study of n-octadecane melting inside a sphere subjected to constant heat rate at surface

• Main Authors: Tso, Chih Ping., Rizan, M. Z. M., Tan, F. L.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102958; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/16882
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A quantity of n-octadecane inside a spherical flask is immersed in a water tank and subjected to 690 W, 850 W and 950 W power-rated heater, respectively, until full melting is obtained. The melt-fraction versus time result, derived from solid modeling shows that the melting is primarily dependent on...