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Liquid to Solid Phase Change
Posted Aug 28, 2012, 3:58 p.m. EDT Modeling Tools & Definitions, Parameters, Variables, & Functions Version 4.3 0 Replies
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Does anyone know if COMSOL is capable of modeling a phase transition from liquid to solid? The closest thing I've found to it in the model library is the continuous casting model, which technically does describe the solidification of melted metal using the Non-Isothermal Flow module. Now, I think this would work for certain types of models, but mine has a bit more going on. I'm wondering if it is possible to model the accumulation of ice on an airplane wing. Not only does the water vapor need to freeze as it flows over the wing, but it also needs to stick to the surface, and as the ice accumulates, the no-slip condition on the surface must move to follow the ice layer. The more I think about it the less confident I am that it is possible, but I thought I might ask at least.
Hello Evan Sheehan
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