How to Simulate Melting & Solidification of PCM in ANSYS | Step-by-Step | Phase Change Material CFD

In this comprehensive ANSYS Fluent tutorial, you will learn how to set up and analyze the melting and solidification of a Phase Change Material (PCM) using advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Phase change materials are vital in thermal energy storage, electronics cooling, and aerospace applications. This video guides you through utilizing the transient modeling approach alongside the built-in Solidification and Melting model in ANSYS Fluent to accurately capture phase transition behavior over time. 📌 What You Will Learn: How to set up a transient CFD analysis for thermal-fluid systems. How to enable and configure the Solidification and Melting model in ANSYS Fluent. Proper definition of PCM material properties (such as latent heat, dynamic viscosity, solidus/liquidus temperatures, and thermal conductivity). Setting up appropriate initial and boundary conditions for phase change. Post-processing techniques to analyze liquid fraction, temperature contours, and phase boundary progression over time. ⏱️ Video Chapters / Timestamps: 0:00 - 3D Geometry Creation process using Design Modeller 6:56 - CFD Meshing 14:35 - Boundary Conditions & Solution Initialization 31:16- Running the Calculation & Monitoring Convergence 33:21- Post-Processing: Visualizing Liquid Fraction & Temperature Contours 🔗 Useful Links & Resources: Material properties can be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KiF... 👍 Support the Channel: If this tutorial helped you with your CFD project or research, please Like, Share, and Subscribe for more advanced engineering simulations. Drop a comment below if you run into any convergence issues or have questions about the setup! Like our facebook page:  / ansystutor7