A formulation for dissolution in inhomogeneous temperature field
  We propose equations governing the dissolution in inhomogeneous temperature field in terms of the variational principle. The derived equations clarify that the interface energy between solute and solvent has a significant effect on the process of the dissolution. The interface energy restrains the dissolution, and the moving interface involves the heat of dissolution. 
Hiroki Fukagawa and Takeshi Tsuji
physics.flu-dyn