Effect of the boundary condition at distance of closest approach on Wien dissociation of a weak electrolyte: A singular perturbation solution

1984 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 2791-2799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas K. McIlroy ◽  
David P. Mason
Author(s):  
Minghan Xu ◽  
Saad Akhtar ◽  
Mahmoud A. Alzoubi ◽  
Agus P. Sasmito

Abstract Mathematical modeling of phase change process in porous media can help ensure the efficient design and operation of thermal energy storage and pipe freezing. Numerical methods generally require high computational power to be applicable in practice. Therefore, it is of great interest to develop accurate and reliable analytical frameworks. This study proposes a singular perturbation solution for a two-phase Stefan problem that describes outward solidification in a finite annular space. The problem solves cylindrical heat conduction equations for both solid and liquid phases, with consideration of a moving boundary condition. Perturbation method takes the advantages of small Stefan number as the perturbation parameter, which intrinsically occurs in porous media. Furthermore, a boundary-fixing technique is used to remove nonlinearity in the moving boundary condition. Two different time scales are separately expanded and evaluated to facilitate the construction of a composite asymptotic solution. The analytical solution is verified against a general numerical model using enthalpy method and local volume-averaged thermal properties. The results indicate that the temperature profile of both phases can be well modeled by singular perturbation theory. The analytical solution is found to have similar conclusions to the numerical analysis with much lesser computational cost.


1998 ◽  
Vol 08 (04) ◽  
pp. 645-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. DAVID LOGAN ◽  
GLENN LEDDER ◽  
MICHELLE REEB HOMP

We study differential equations that model contaminant flow in a semi-infinite, fractured, porous medium consisting of a single fracture channel bounded by a porous matrix. Models in the literature usually do not incorporate diffusion in the porous matrix in the direction parallel to the fracture, and therefore they must omit a no-flux boundary condition at the edge, which, in some problems, may be unphysical. Herein we show that the problem usually treated in the literature is the outer problem for a correctly posed singular perturbation problem which includes diffusion in both directions as well as the no-flux boundary condition.


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