| Am (kg m−3 s−1) | mushy zone constant | tm (s) | melting/solidification time |
| Cp (J kg−1 K−1) | specific heat | T (K) | temperature |
| g (ms−2) | gravity | Te (K) | mean temperature after the phase change process |
| k (W m−1 K−1) | thermal conductivity | Ti (K) | initial temperature |
| Lf (J kg−1) | latent heat of fusion | ||
| LF | the normal total amount of melted phase change mateial | ||
| m (kg) | mass | Greek symbols | |
| P (Pa) | pressure | β (K−1) | expansion coefficient |
| Q (J) | thermal storage/recovery capacity | λ | local liquid fraction |
| (W) | thermal storage/recovery rate | μ (kg m−1 s−1) | dynamic Viscosity |
| TL (K) | liquidus temperature | ρ (kg m−3) | density |
| Ts (K) | solidus temperature | ΔH (J kg−1) | latent heat of fusion |
| (m s−1) | velocity | ||
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