In this paper we introduce a new model for solid-liquid phase transitions triggered by Joule heating as they arise in the case of resistance welding of metal parts. The main novelties of the paper are the coupling of the thermistor problem with a phase field model and the consideration of phase dependent physical parameters through a mixture ansatz. The PDE system resulting from our modelling a...

We have obtained 3.3–3.4-lm spectro-images of Jupiter including CH4 and H3 emission lines from both polar regions at the Gemini North telescope. We find that the peak of the 3-lm CH4 northern bright spot is located at 200 (SysIII) longitude, 20 west of the center of the 8-lm north-polar bright spot, and does not coincide with the 3-lm H3 bright spot. We derive high temperatures (500–850 K) from...

Experimental research on the Pb phase coarsening of eutectic Pb/Sn flip chip solder joint under current stressing is reported. Phase growth is observed under different current densities and temperatures. Higher current density leads to faster grain coarsening. Based on the test results, a grain coarsening equation including the influence of current density is proposed, dn dn 0 1⁄4 Kjmt. The cur...

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Thermoelectric effects which are responsible for the direct conversion of heat energy into electrical energy and vice versa have recently received renewed attention [1]. So far optimal thermoelectric response has been achieved in traditional doped semiconductors, but recent improvements in both the synthesis of correlated electron systems and the theoretical methods for treating them have gener...

The steady flow of a Reiner-Rivlin fluid with Joule heating and viscous dissipation is studied. We present a novel technique for accelerating the convergence of the spectral-homotopy analysis method. Solutions of the nonlinear momentum and energy equations are obtained using the improved spectral homotopy analysis method. Solutions were also generated using the spectral-homotopy analysis method...

The effects of velocity slip and Joule heating on peristaltic flow of MHD Newtonian fluid in a porous channel with elastic wall properties have been studied under the assumptions of longwavelength and low-Reynolds number. The analytical solution has been derived for the stream function, temperature and heat transfer coefficient. The emerging flow parameters on the velocity, temperature and heat...

   Self-heating leads to a temperature rise of the laser diode and limits the output power and efficiency due to increased loss and decreased differential gain. To control device self-heating, it is required to design the laser structure with a low optical loss, while the heat flux must spread out of the device efficiently. In this study, a new asymmetric waveguide design is proposed and th...

This paper deals with the reshaping technology for realizing three-dimensional (3-D) microstructures through plastic deformation of single-crystal silicon (SCS) films by applying Joule heating. SCS beams are used for determining the behavior of SCS microstructures during reshaping. The reshaped SCS structure has a sharp corner at a point where stress and heat are concentrated. The plastic defor...

We have studied the phase and structure evolution of the Ti33Cu67 amorphous alloy subjected to electrical pulses of high current density. By varying the pulse parameters, different stages of crystallization could be observed in the samples. Partial polymorphic nanocrystallization resulting in the formation of 5- to 8-nm crystallites of the TiCu2 intermetallic in the residual amorphous matrix oc...