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List of nomenclature

A Acrylic wall

C Copper wall

c p Specific heat

c*(z*,t*), c(z,t) Dimensional and dimensionless positions of the interface

E Heat exchanger

Fo Fourier number

Gr mod Modified Grashof number

H Height of the enclosure

I Insulation

k Thermal conductivity

L Liquid cavity maximum width

L F Latent heat

P *

and P Dimensional and dimensionless pressures

Pr Prandtl number

oc = os Velocity of the interface in the n direction

R i Resistances

Ste Stefan number

t *

and t Dimensional and dimensionless times

T av Average temperature

T Fus Fusion temperature of the material

T H and T 0 Temperatures of the hot and the cold walls

T i Thermocouples

T M Temperature of the maximum density

V

Dimensionless velocity vector

W Removable window

y * and y Horizontal dimensional and dimensionless coordinates

z *

and z Vertical dimensional and dimensionless coordinates

Z and Y Computational dimensionless coordinates

a Thermal diffusivity

DT ¼ T H T Fus Temperature difference

DT max Maximum temperature interval considered

c Phenomenological coefficient

t Kinematic viscosity

h Dimensionless temperature

q M Maximum density

q ref Reference density