Melting heat transfer characteristics of a composite phase change material fabricated by paraffin and metal foam
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In this paper, the phase change heat transfer characteristics of composite phase change material (PCM) were investigated, and the experimental results were compared with the numerical results obtained by the two-temperature energy model.About:
This article is published in Applied Energy.The article was published on 2017-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 340 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Heat transfer & Phase-change material.read more
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Improved melting of latent heat storage via porous medium and uniform Joule heat generation
Hayder I. Mohammed,Pouyan Talebizadehsardari,Jasim M. Mahdi,Adeel Arshad,Adriano Sciacovelli,Donald Giddings +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a novel approach for improving melting of phase change materials (PCM) by incorporating uniform Joule heat generation with the porous structure compared to central heat generation was introduced.
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Thermal characterization of a heat exchanger equipped with a combined material of phase change material and metallic foams
TL;DR: In this paper, an experimental and numerical study on a heat exchanger equipped with a composite material for electronic thermal management application is carried out, which is composed of paraffin wax incorporated in metal foams.
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Two-phase heat and mass transfer of phase change materials in thermal management systems
Will Libeer,Francisco Ramos,Chad Newton,Morteza Alipanahrostami,Christopher Depcik,Xianglin Li +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors experimentally and numerically studied the solid-liquid heat transfer mechanism of octadecane which is a phase change material (PCM) with the melting temperature of 28°C in thermal management systems.
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Heat transfer enhancement of latent heat thermal energy storage in solar heating system: A state-of-the-art review
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A review of numerical modelling of high-temperature phase change material composites for solar thermal energy storage
Ming Liu,Yanping Sun,Frank Bruno +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review mathematical models used to describe the heat transfer process in high-temperature phase change materials (PCM composites), and hence to simulate the thermal performance of the storage system.
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Heat transfer characteristics of thermal energy storage system using PCM capsules: A review
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