Overwhelming research interest in developing green and renewable energy systems has
fostered the innovation of novel latent heat storage systems. Transport phenomena during …

We numerically study the melting process of a solid layer heated from below such that a
liquid melt layer develops underneath. The objective is to quantitatively describe and …

The presence of salt in seawater strongly affects the melt rate and the shape evolution of ice,
both of utmost relevance in ice–ocean interactions and thus for the climate. To get a better …

Melting and solidification processes, intertwined with convective flows, play a fundamental
role in geophysical contexts. One of these processes is the formation of melt ponds on …

Convective flows coupled with solidification or melting in water bodies play a major role in
shaping geophysical landscapes. Particularly in relation to the global climate warming …

Fractures are ubiquitous in geological systems. As reactive fluid flow through a fracture,
dissolution of the fracture walls may occur, thus altering the fracture aperture and increasing …

Iceberg meltwater is a critical freshwater flux from the cryosphere to the oceans. Global
climate simulations therefore require simple and accurate parametrizations of iceberg …

We report an idealized numerical study of a melting and freezing solid adjacent to a
turbulent, buoyancy-affected shear flow, in order to improve our understanding of …

This paper revisits the melting process of phase change materials (PCMs) enclosed in a
horizontally placed rectangular cavity, with isothermal and adiabatic conditions subjected to …

The recognizable shapes of landforms arise from processes such as erosion by wind or
water currents. However, explaining the physical origin of natural structures is challenging …