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Modified perturbation solutions for Stefan problems with convective boundary conditions at high Stefan numbers

2025· article· en· W4412789121 on OpenAlexafffund
Mohammaderfan Mohit, Minghan Xu, Saad Akhtar, Agus P. Sasmito

Bibliographic record

VenueInternational Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldEngineering
TopicPhase Change Materials Research
Canadian institutionsUniversity of TorontoMcGill University
FundersFonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologiesNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
KeywordsStefan problemConvectionPerturbation (astronomy)ThermodynamicsMechanicsMaterials scienceBoundary (topology)PhysicsMathematical analysisMathematics

Abstract

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The classical Stefan problem is one of the formulations to represent the moving boundary problems, such as solidification and melting processes. The nonlinearity of the differential equation that governs the moving boundary, i.e., the Stefan condition, makes finding the exact solutions a difficult task. Hence, perturbation theory is often applied to generate approximate analytical solutions by assuming a small Stefan number, i.e., Ste ≤ 0 . 01 , which indicates the ratio of the sensible heat over latent heat in phase change processes. This assumption, however, limits the thermal engineering application of the approximate solution. The present study introduces a modified perturbation solution by adding a correction term after the leading-order solution that extends the validity to a wider range of Stefan numbers (i.e., 0.01 ≤ Ste ≤ 1). Specifically, the Stefan problem is first formulated in Cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates subject to a realist Robin boundary condition. Then, the leading-order perturbation solution is calculated and a correction term is added by using the Monte-Carlo statistical method and a multi-variant regression analysis. Results indicate that the correction term changes linearly with the Stefan number and is not significantly influenced by the Biot number. The proposed modified solution represents a rapid and precise method to predict the nonlinear moving boundary and temperature profiles in phase change processes.

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Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.001
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.003
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Simulation or modeling · Consensus signal: Simulation or modeling
GenreCandidate signal: Methods · Consensus signal: Methods
Teacher disagreement score0.003
Threshold uncertainty score0.009

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0010.003
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0010.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0010.001
Bibliometrics0.0010.000
Science and technology studies0.0000.001
Scholarly communication0.0010.001
Open science0.0010.001
Research integrity0.0010.001
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0030.001

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Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.022
GPT teacher head0.275
Teacher spread0.253 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

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Study designSimulation or modeling
Domainnot available
GenreMethods

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