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A multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann method, in conjunction with the enthalpy approach, is constructed to model the melting process without iteration steps. The effects of the porosity, phase deviation, and periodicity parameter on the heat-transfer characteristics are investigated. For the cases considered in this work, it is found that the effects of the phase deviation and periodicity parameter on the melting rate are weak, but the melting front can be significantly affected by the sinusoidal temperature boundary conditions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/e24121779","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,5]],"date-time":"2022-12-05T09:46:45Z","timestamp":1670233605000},"page":"1779","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Numerical Study on Heat-Transfer Characteristics of Convection Melting in Metal Foam under Sinusoidal Temperature Boundary Conditions"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Xiang-Bo","family":"Feng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Xi\u2019an Key Laboratory of Advanced Photo-Electronics Materials and Energy Conversion Device, School of Science, Xijing University, Xi\u2019an 710123, China"},{"name":"Shanxi Key Laboratory of Safety and Durability of Concrete Structures, College of Civil Engineering, Xijing University, Xi\u2019an 710123, China"}]},{"given":"Shi-Fan","family":"Huo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Xi\u2019an Key Laboratory of Advanced Photo-Electronics Materials and Energy Conversion Device, School of Science, Xijing University, Xi\u2019an 710123, China"}]},{"given":"Xiao-Tao","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Xi\u2019an Thermal Power Research Institute Co., Ltd., Xi\u2019an 710054, China"}]},{"given":"Fei","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5410-7108","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Qing","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Resource Engineering, Xi\u2019an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi\u2019an 710055, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"251","DOI":"10.1016\/S1359-4311(02)00192-8","article-title":"Review on thermal energy storage with phase change: Materials, heat transfer analysis and applications","volume":"23","author":"Zalba","year":"2003","journal-title":"Appl. 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