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The non-local in space two-phase Stefan problem (a prototype in phase change problems) can be formulated via a singular nonlinear parabolic integro-differential equation which admits a unique weak solution. This formulation makes Stefan…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-12-01 Ioannis Athanasopoulos , Luis Caffarelli , Emmanouil Milakis

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…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-04-12 Timothy G. Myers , Matthew G. Hennessy , Marc Calvo-Schwarzwälder

Many metal manufacturing processes involve phase change phenomena, which include melting, boiling, and vaporization. These phenomena often occur concurrently. A prototypical 1D model for understanding the phase change phenomena is the…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-02-11 Yavkreet Swami , Jacob Barajas , Amneet Pal Singh Bhalla

We consider the inverse multiphase Stefan problem with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition on a bounded Lipschitz domain, where the density of the heat source is unknown in addition to the temperature and the phase transition…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-05-12 Ugur G. Abdulla , Bruno Poggi

This paper develops an input-to-state stability (ISS) analysis of the Stefan problem with respect to an unknown heat loss. The Stefan problem represents a liquid-solid phase change phenomenon which describes the time evolution of a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-03-06 Shumon Koga , Iasson Karafyllis , Miroslav Krstic

The classical Stefan problem, concerning mere heat-transfer during solid-liquid phase transition, is here enhanced towards mechanical effects. The Eulerian description at large displacements is used with convective and Zaremba-Jaumann…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-07-26 Tomáš Roubíček

We show uniqueness of solutions to the two-phase Stefan problem which have signed measures as initial data.

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2008-09-22 Marianne K. Korten , Cherles N. Moore

An explicit solution of a similarity type is obtained for a one-phase Stefan problem in a semi-infinite material using Kummer functions. Motivated by [D.A. Tarzia, Relationship between Neumann solutions for two phase Lam\'e-Clapeyron-Stefan…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-10-31 Julieta Bollati , Domingo Alberto Tarzia

Different one-phase Stefan problems for a semi-infinite slab are considered, involving a moving phase change material as well as temperature dependent thermal coefficients. Existence of at least one similarity solution is proved imposing a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-05-12 Julieta Bollati , Adriana C. Briozzo

A thermodynamically consistent two-phase Stefan problem with temperature-dependent surface tension and with or without kinetic undercooling is studied. It is shown that these problems generate local semiflows in well-defined state…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-12-20 Jan Pruess , Gieri Simonett , Mathias Wilke

We study the nonlocal Stefan problem, where the phase transition is described by a nonlocal diffusion as well as the change of enthalpy functions. By using a stochastic optimization approach introduced for the local case, we construct…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-04-21 Raymond Chu , Inwon Kim , Young-Heon Kim , Kyeongsik Nam

The classical one-phase Stefan problem describes the temperature distribution in a homogeneous medium undergoing a phase transition, such as ice melting to water. This is accomplished by solving the heat equation on a time-dependent domain…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2013-10-22 Mahir Hadžić , Steve Shkoller

In this paper, we represent the exact solution of a two phase inverse spherical Stefan problem, where along with unknown temperature functions heat flux function has to be determined. Suggested solution is obtained from new form of integral…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2017-03-16 Merey M. Sarsengeldin , Abdullah S. Erdogan , Targyn A. Nauryz , Hassan Nouri

The two-phase Stefan problem describes the temperature distribution in a homogeneous medium undergoing a phase transition such as ice melting to water. This is accomplished by solving the heat equation on a time-dependent domain, composed…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-07-05 Mahir Hadzic , Gustavo Navarro , Steve Shkoller

The classical Stefan problem is one of the most studied free boundary problems of evolution type. Recently, there has been interest in treating the corresponding free boundary problem with nonlocal diffusion. We start the paper by reviewing…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-02-05 Félix del Teso , Jørgen Endal , Juan Luis Vázquez

Phase field equations describe the novel approach to the Stefan problems. We calculate these equations numerically performed in two-dimensions. We take full advantage of the phase field parameter $\varphi$ to track the interface on which…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-02-09 Jun-ichi Koga

The qualitative behavior of a thermodynamically consistent two-phase Stefan problem with surface tension and with or without kinetic undercooling is studied. It is shown that these problems generate local semiflows in well-defined state…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-05-27 Jan Pruess , Gieri Simonett , Rico Zacher

This study investigates the melting process of a three-phase Stefan problem in a semi-infinite material, imposing a convective boundary condition at the fixed face. By employing a similarity-type transformation, the problem is reduced to a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-02-11 Julieta Bollati , María Fernanda Natale , José Abel Semitiel , Domingo Alberto Tarzia

Stefan problems relevant to burning oil-water systems are formulated. Two moving boundary sub-problems are defined: burning liquid surface and formation of a distillation ("hot zone") layer beneath it. The basic model considers a heat…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2010-12-14 Jordan Hristov

In this paper a one-phase Stefan problem with size-dependent thermal conductivity is analysed. Approximate solutions to the problem are found via perturbation and numerical methods, and compared to the Neumann solution for the equivalent…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2019-01-04 Francesc Font