Melting in a two-component packed bed

Researchers have investigated the melting of a multi-component mixture that is made up of melting and nonmelting components. Particular attention has been given to the one-dimensional transport of heat and mass in a packed bed. It was found that the links between relative permeability and capillary pressure which are commonly used by the researchers seem to produce acceptable results in this situation. However, the conventional capillary pressure model did not accurately predict the long time distribution of the melting phase in all cases.