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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…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-07-20 Adriana C. Briozzo , Colin Rogers , Domingo A. Tarzia

In this paper, we develop a phase-field model for binary incompressible (quasi-incompressible) fluid with thermocapillary effects, which allows for the different properties (densities, viscosities and heat conductivities) of each component…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2015-06-18 Zhenlin Guo , Ping Lin

A diffused-interface approach based on the Allen-Cahn phase field equation is developed within a high-order Discontinuous Galerkin framework. The interface capturing technique is based on the balance between explicit diffusion and…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-06-09 Niccolò Tonicello , Matthias Ihme

We investigate the sharp interface limit of a diffuse interface system that couples the Allen--Cahn equation with the instationary Navier--Stokes system in a bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^d$ with $d \in \{2,3\}$. This model is used to…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-05-17 Sebastian Hensel , Yuning Liu

We present a new phase-field formulation for the non-equilibrium interface kinetics. The diffuse interface is considered an integral of numerous representative volume elements (RVEs), in which there is a two-phase mixture with two conserved…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-03-20 Yue Li , Lei Wang , Junjie Li , Jincheng Wang , Zhijun Wang

This work presents a conforming finite-element scheme for the non-isothermal Allen-Cahn-Navier-Stokes system, incorporating periodic, closed, and thermal boundary conditions. The system comprises the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-24 Aaron Brunk , Dennis Höhn

We consider a model of a two phase flow proposed by Anderson, McFadden and Wheeler taking into account possible thermal fluctuations. The mathematical model consists of the compressible Navier-Stokes system coupled with the Cahn-Hilliard…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-04-17 Eduard Feireisl , Madalina Petcu

In this work, we investigate the estimation of the transient mold-slab heat flux in continuous casting molds given some thermocouples measurements in the mold plates. Mathematically, we can see this problem as the estimation of a Neumann…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-10-06 Umberto Emil Morelli , Patricia Barral , Peregrina Quintela , Gianluigi Rozza , Giovanni Stabile

We define a nonlinear thermodynamical formalism which translates into dynamical system theory the statistical mechanics of generalized mean-field models, extending investigation of the quadratic case by Leplaideur and Watbled. Under…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2021-11-16 Jérôme Buzzi , Benoît Kloeckner , Renaud Leplaideur

Conventional phase-field models often drive solid-solid interfaces to coalesce when in close proximity. This feature limits their use for processes like diffusion bonding, where the interfaces might need to remain distinct under certain…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-02-20 Maryam Khodadad , Noel Walkington , Suresh Kalyanam , Matteo Pozzi , Kaushik Dayal

An analytical solution based on a diffuse interface model is presented for an isothermal evaporation problem under sub-saturation pressure. The macroscopic equations are derived from the free-energy method, widely recognized in the lattice…

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

In this paper we study the existence of traveling wave solutions for a free-boundary problem modeling the phase transition of a material where the heat is transported by both conduction and radiation. Specifically, we consider a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-06-03 Elena Demattè , Juan J. L. Velázquez

We consider the sharp interface limit of the Allen-Cahn equation with homogeneous Neumann boundary condition in a two-dimensional domain $\Omega$, in the situation where an interface has developed and intersects $\partial\Omega$. Here a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-06-07 Helmut Abels , Maximilian Moser

The role of thermal relaxation in nanoparticle melting is studied using a mathematical model based on the Maxwell--Cattaneo equation for heat conduction. The model is formulated in terms of a two-phase Stefan problem. We consider the cases…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-11-14 Matthew G. Hennessy , Marc Calvo-Schwarzwälder , Timothy G. Myers

This article presents a multi-physics methodology for the numerical simulation of physical systems that involve the non-linear interaction of multi-phase reactive fluids and elastoplastic solids, inducing high strain-rates and high…

Computational Physics · Physics 2021-06-04 Tim Wallis , Philip T. Barton , Nikolaos Nikiforakis

Isothermal compressible two-phase flows with and without phase transition are modeled, employing Darcy's and/or Forchheimer's law for the velocity field. It is shown that the resulting systems are thermodynamically consistent in the sense…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-07-09 Jan Pruess , Gieri Simonett

The kinetics of interfaces in alloy solidification pose a classic free boundary problem. This paper introduces an approach that amalgamates the distinctive characteristics of sharp and diffuse interface models. The motion of the diffuse…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-05-31 Chuanqi Zhu , Yuichiro Koizumi

We investigate non-equilibrium phase coexistence associated with a first-order phase transition by numerically studying a one-dimensional Hamiltonian-Potts model with fractional spatial derivatives. The fractional derivative is introduced…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2026-02-04 Hitomi Endo , Michikazu Kobayashi

We formulate a well posed interface formulation for canonical one-dimensional evaporation two-phase model problems (the Stefan and Sucking problems) commonly used to validate production codes. We focus on the interface between the vapor and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-28 Jan Nordström