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Glossary<br />

The terms included in this glossary refer to items defined in the <strong>Laplace</strong><br />

<strong>transform</strong> <strong>isotherm</strong> migration method. For clarity we do not include sym-<br />

bols used in chapter 2, the review <strong>of</strong> other methods.<br />

Bi dimensionless Biot number, hclc/K<br />

c specific heat<br />

f(t) function <strong>of</strong> time<br />

¯f(λ) <strong>transform</strong>ed function <strong>of</strong> time<br />

g(x,y) shape function <strong>of</strong> boundary condition<br />

h difference in temperatures <strong>of</strong> adjacent <strong>isotherm</strong>s<br />

hc<br />

heat transfer coefficient<br />

K thermal conductivity<br />

Kliq<br />

Ksol<br />

l length<br />

lc<br />

thermal conductivity in the liquid phase<br />

thermal conductivity in the solid phase<br />

characteristic length, the volume <strong>of</strong> a body divided by its surface area<br />

L latent heat <strong>of</strong> fusion<br />

L [f(t)] <strong>Laplace</strong> <strong>transform</strong><br />

M number <strong>of</strong> Stehfest parameters<br />

p number <strong>of</strong> processors<br />

s dimensionless Stefan number, L/c<br />

Sp<br />

speed-up<br />

t time<br />

˜t dimensionless t co-ordinate<br />

t0<br />

initial time<br />

T specific value <strong>of</strong> t at which a solution is required<br />

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