This thesis considers a phase field model proposed by M. Frémond, which describes freezing of water in a porous medium. The aim is to analyse this model mathematically and to proof its applicability on cryopreservation of living tissue. After a short presentation of this incompressible model via conservation laws it is extended to weak compressibility. Both models require the positivity of the absolute temperature, which can be guaranteed. With respect to realistic assumptions these models are then reduced into a simpler, quasilinear parabolic problem for analytical and numerical considerations. An existence result is shown. Finally, numerical simulations using Newton’s method and linear finite elements show a good correlation between the computed results and the experimental data obtained from a cooling protocol on cryopreservation of living tissue.
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This thesis considers a phase field model proposed by M. Frémond, which describes freezing of water in a porous medium. The aim is to analyse this model mathematically and to proof its applicability on cryopreservation of living tissue. After a short presentation of this incompressible model via conservation laws it is extended to weak compressibility. Both models require the positivity of the absolute temperature, which can be guaranteed. With respect to realistic assumptions these models are t...
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