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Experimental and numerical investigation of melting of NePCM inside an annular container under a constant heat flux including the effect of eccentricity
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In this article, the effect of nano-enhanced phase change materials (NePCM) inside an annular cavity formed between two circular cylinders is investigated experimentally and numerically, where the inner cylindrical tube is subjected to a constant heat flux, while the outer shell is thermally insulated.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.The article was published on 2013-12-01. It has received 159 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Heat flux & Thermal conduction.read more
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Accelerated melting of PCM in a multitube annulus‐type thermal storage unit using lattice Boltzmann simulation
TL;DR: In this article, three heat transfer enhancement techniques could be implemented using the enthalpy-based lattice Boltzmann method with the double distribution function method to accelerate the process of phase change material in a horizontal single-tube annulus.
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Design of latent heat storage systems using phase change materials (PCMs)
A. Castell,C. Solé +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the main considerations to take into account during the design process of a PCM storage system are discussed and different storage concepts and design methodologies are introduced and analyzed.
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Thermocapillary effects during the melting in microgravity of phase change materials with a liquid bridge geometry
TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed numerical investigation of phase change materials (PCMs) in microgravity is presented, where the authors consider the high Prandtl number alkane n-octadecane and quantify the effect of thermocapillary convection on the heat transfer observed during axisymmetric melting with a liquid bridge geometry.
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The combined effect of natural and thermocapillary convection on the melting of phase change materials in rectangular containers
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the influence of natural and thermocapillary convection on the solid/liquid phase transition of n-octadecane in rectangular containers and modelled the melting process using an enthalpy-porosity formulation of the Navier-Stokes equations.
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Ultrasonic enhancement on heat transfer of palmitic-stearic acid as PCM in unit by experimental study
Nan Zhang,Yanxia Du +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of ultrasonic parameters including ultrasonic power and operation time on heat transfer enhancement of palmitic acid-stearic acid eutectic mixture (PA-SA) are experimentally studied.
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The Viscosity of Concentrated Suspensions and Solutions
TL;DR: In this paper, an expression for the viscosity of solutions and suspensions of finite concentration is derived by considering the effect of the addition of one solute-molecule to an existing solution, which is considered as a continuous medium.
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A review on phase change energy storage: materials and applications
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the phase change materials (PCM) and their application in energy storage is presented, where the main advantages of encapsulation are providing large heat transfer area, reduction of the PCMs reactivity towards the outside environment and controlling the changes in volume of the storage materials as phase change occurs.
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Low temperature latent heat thermal energy storage: Heat storage materials
TL;DR: In this article, the melting and freezing behavior of various heat-of-fusion storage materials is investigated using the techniques of Thermal Analysis and Differential Scanning Calorimetry.
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Thermal conductivity enhancement of phase change materials for thermal energy storage: A review ☆
Li-Wu Fan,Jay M. Khodadadi +1 more
TL;DR: A review of experimental/computational studies to enhance the thermal conductivity of phase change materials (PCM) that were conducted over many decades is presented in this paper, where the authors focus on studies that concern with positioning of fixed, stationary high conductivity inserts/structures.