Latent thermal energy storage is one of the favorable kinds of thermal energy storage methods considered for renewable energy source utilization, as in solar photothermal systems. Heat is ...

Characterization of Alkanes and Paraffin Waxes for Application as Phase Change Energy Storage Medium

We present a bibliography on moving and free boundary problems for the heatdiffusion equation, particularly regarding the Stefan and related problems. It contains 5869 titles referring to 588 scientific Journals, 122 books, 88 symposia (having at least 3 contributions on the subject), 30 collections, 59 thesis and 247 technical reports. It tries to give a comprehensive account of the western existing mathematicalphysical-engineering literature on this research field. RESUMEN Se presenta una bibliografía sobre problemas de frontera móvil y libre para la ecuación del calor-difusión, en particular sobre el problema de Stefan y problemas relacionados. Contiene 5869 títulos distribuidos en 588 revistas científicas, 122 libros, 88 simposios (teniendo al menos 3 contribuciones en el tema), 30 colecciones, 59 tesis y 247 informes técnicos o prepublicaciones. Se da un informe amplio de la bibliografía matemática, física y de las ingenierías existente en occidente sobre este tema de investigación. Primary Mathematics Subject Classification Number (*): 35R35, 80A22 Secondary Mathematics Subject Classification Number (*): 35B40, 35C05, 35C15, 35Kxx, 35R30, 46N20, 49J20, 65Mxx, 65Nxx, 76R50, 76S05, 76T05, 93C20. (*) Following the 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification compiled by Mathematical Reviews and Zentralblatt fur Mathematik. Primary key words: Enthalpy formulation or method, Filtration, Free boundary problems, Freezing, Melting, Moving boundary problems, Mushy region, Phase-change problem, Solidification, Stefan problem. Secondary key words: Continuous mechanics, Diffusion process, Functional analysis, Heat conduction, Mathematical methods, Numerical methods, Partial differential equations, Variational inequalities, Weak solutions. Palabras claves primarias: Método o formulación en entalpía, Filtración, Problemas de frontera libre, Congelación, Derretimiento, Problemas de frontera móvil, Región pastosa, Problema de cambio de fase, Solidificación, Problema de Stefan. Palabras claves secundarias: Mecánica del continuo, Procesos difusivos, Análisis funcional, Conducción del calor, Métodos matemáticos, Métodos numéricos, Ecuaciones diferenciales a derivadas parciales, Inecuaciones variacionales, Soluciones débiles. El manuscrito fue recibido y aceptado en octubre de 1999. D.A. Tarzia, A bibliography on FBP. The Stefan problem, MAT Serie A, # 2 (2000). 3

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A bibliography on moving-free boundary problems for the heat-diffusion equation. The stefan and related problems

Modelling of indirect evaporative air coolers

The mathematical models of evaporative fluid coolers and evaporative condensers are studied in detail to perform a comprehensive design and rating analysis. The mathematical models are validated using experimental as well as numerical data reported in the literature. These models are integrated with the fouling model presented in an earlier paper, using the experimental data on tube fouling. In this paper, we use the fouling model to investigate the risk based thermal performance of these evaporative heat exchangers. It is demonstrated that thermal effectiveness of the evaporative heat exchangers degrades significantly with time indicating that, for a low risk level ( p =0.01), there is about 66.7% decrease in effectiveness for the given fouling model. Furthermore, it is noted that there is about 4.7% increase in outlet process fluid temperature of the evaporative fluid cooler. Also, a parametric study is performed to evaluate the effect of elevation and mass flow rate ratio on typical performance parameters such as effectiveness for rating calculations while surface area for design calculations.

A comprehensive design and rating study of evaporative coolers and condensers. Part I. Performance evaluation

Numerical investigations on two-phase flow modes in evaporative condensers

In recent articles evaporative cooling has proved to be the utmost air-side heat transfer augmentation. This kind of augmentation, when applied to steam condensers in power plants or to refrigerants in air conditioner systems, results in a lowering of the condensing temperature, even below ambient levels. This yields a remarkable increase of thermodynamic efficiencies of both processes and, therefore, a reduction of energy consumption. The combined heat and mass transfer processes in an evaporatively cooled device are very complex, due to the vast numbers of parameters which must be considered. Previous studies have assumed it impossible to perform any analysis unless many simplifying assumptions are made. The present article indicates that analysis can be performed where none of the assumptions originally used by Merkel are made. It is demonstrated by experiments that plate-fin tube and bare tube condenser performances can be predicted reliably. The insensitivity of the analysis to geometric design elimi...

Evaporative Cooling and Heat Transfer Augmentation Related to Reduced Condenser Temperatures

Processes during melting from a horizontal cylindrical heat source of uniform surface temperature embedded in ice have been studied experimentally. The volume of the melt and its shape were photographed at different times for various constant temperatures of the heat source. At early times and under all conditions, the melt occupied a cylindrical annulus. At later times free convective motion caused pear-shaped melt contours which pointed downward when the temperatures of the heat source were below 7°C and upward when the temperatures were above 8°C. Instabilities in cellular natural convection motion resulted in waviness of the interface. The location and magnitude of these ripples were found to depend on the temperature of the heat source and the melt layer thickness. Shadowgraph techniques were used to determine local heat transfer coefficients at the heat source surface.

Melting of ice around a horizontal isothermal cylindrical heat source

The need to save energy in power producing and power consuming systems and the fact that evaporative cooling is the most efficient method for heat rejection led to the design and testing of a model of a special cooling tower, fn this hybrid system an evaporative condenser is being built into the cooling tower and the advantages of evaporative cooling are combined with those of a wet cooling tower, causing a lower condensing temperature or saving heat transfer area or both The present work not only deals with the development of a practical model of a cooling tower module but also further develops, modifies and consolidates a computer program originally designed for horizontal finned or bare tube condensers These modifications are associated with the vertical tube condenser in the hybrid tower considered in this work It is shown that the performance of the model tower can be predicted by use of this computer program, as previously shown by Leidenfrost and Korenic for a different geometry It is 

Hybrid Evaporative – Condenser Cooling Tower

An instrument wherein the downwards or upwards displacement of menisci under the action of a pressure differential in a U-tube arrangement is magnified by a factor of 10 4 or more This measurement precision is accomplished by determining the volume of manometer fluid displaced via the observation of motion of an air bubble inside a horizontal capillary tube connecting the large and equal diameter vertical legs of a manometer

Wolfgang Leidenfrost

Papers

Evaporative Cooling and Heat Transfer Augmentation Related to Reduced Condenser Temperatures

Melting of ice around a horizontal isothermal cylindrical heat source

Hybrid Evaporative – Condenser Cooling Tower

High sensitive micromanometer

Heat transfer from cylinders during melting of a thermal energy storage material