Related papers: The one-phase fractional Stefan problem
In this work we obtain a Liouville theorem for positive, bounded solutions of the equation $$ (-\Delta)^s u= h(x_N)f(u) \quad \hbox{in }\mathbb{R}^{N} $$ where $(-\Delta)^s$ stands for the fractional Laplacian with $s\in (0,1)$, and the…
A one-phase Stefan problem for a semi-infinite material is investigated for special functional forms of the thermal conductivity and specific heat depending on the temperature of the phase-change material. Using the similarity…
Recently, we have proposed a new free boundary problem representing the bread baking process in a hot oven. Unknown functions in this problem are the position of the evaporation front, the temperature field and the water content. For…
In this article we consider a mathematical model of an initial stage of closure electrical contact that involves a metallic vaporization after instantaneous exploding of contact due to arc ignition with power $P_0$ on fixed face $z=0$ and…
We consider the three-dimensional radial Stefan problem which describes the evolution of a radial symmetric ice ball with free boundary \begin{equation*} \left\{\begin{aligned} &\partial_{t}u-\partial_{rr}u-\frac{2}{r}\partial_{r}u=0 \quad…
In this article we study a mathematical model of the heat transfer in semi infinite material with a variable cross section, when the radial component of the temperature gradient can be neglected in comparison with the axial component is…
We consider a new Stefan-type problem for the classical heat equation with a latent heat and phase-change temperature depending of the variable time. We prove the equivalence of this Stefan problem with a class of boundary value problems…
We obtain explicit expressions for one unknown thermal coefficient (among the conductivity, mass density, specific heat and latent heat of fusion) of a semi-infinite material through the one-phase fractional Lam\'e-Clapeyron-Stefan problem…
A fractional Stefan problem with a boundary convective condition is solved, where the fractional derivative of order $ \alpha \in (0,1) $ is taken in the Caputo sense. Then an equivalence with other two fractional Stefan problems (the first…
Similarity solutions for a one-dimensional mathematical model for thawing in a saturated semi-infinite porous media is considered when change of phase induces a density jump and a convective boundary condition is imposed at the fixed face…
Taking into account the recent works \cite{RoTaVe:2020} and \cite{Rys:2020}, we consider a phase-change problem for a one dimensional material with a non-local flux, expressed in terms of the Caputo derivative, which derives in a…
In this article it is proved the existence of similarity solutions for a one-phase Stefan problem with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity and a Robin condition at the fixed face. The temperature distribution is obtained through a…
This paper develops an abstract theory for subdifferential operators to give existence and uniqueness of solutions to the initial-boundary problem (P) for the nonlinear diffusion equation in an unbounded domain $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^N$…
In this paper we formulate a Stefan problem appropriate when the thermophysical properties are distinct in each phase and the phase-change temperature is size or velocity dependent. Thermophysical properties invariably take different values…
A mathematical model for a one-phase change problem (particularly a Stefan problem) with a memory flux, is obtained. The hypothesis that the weighted sum of fluxes back in time is proportional to the gradient of temperature is considered.…
We consider a one-dimensional one-phase inverse Stefan problem for the heat equation. It consists in recovering a boundary influx condition from the knowledge of the position of the moving front, and the initial state. We derived a…
The present article is dedicated to the forward and backward solution of a transient one-phase Stefan problem. In the forward problem, we compute the evolution of the initial domain for a Stefan problem where the melting temperature varies…
Motivated by its relation to models of flame propagation, we study globally Lipschitz solutions of $\Delta u=f(u)$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$, where $f$ is smooth, non-negative, with support in the interval $[0,1]$. In such setting, any "blow-down"…
We study the long-time behavior of solutions of the one-phase Stefan problem in inhomogeneous media in dimensions $n \geq 2$. Using the technique of rescaling which is consistent with the evolution of the free boundary, we are able to show…
We study the regularity up to the boundary of solutions to fractional heat equation in bounded $C^{1,1}$ domains. More precisely, we consider solutions to $\partial_t u + (-\Delta)^s u=0 \textrm{ in }\Omega,\ t > 0$, with zero Dirichlet…