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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Heat Transfer Enhancement Technique of PCMs and Its Lattice Boltzmann Modeling
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The applicability of volume-averaging method to simulate melting in a multi-scaled periodic structure
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Mathematical modeling of heterogeneous metal foams for phase-change heat transfer enhancement of latent heat thermal energy storage units
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TL;DR: In this paper , the melting heat transfer of phase change materials embedded in a heterogeneous metal foam was addressed in a cavity heated from a side wall, where the heterogeneity of the metal foam can be controlled through a heterogeneity parameter and heterogeneity angle.
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Low temperature phase change materials for thermal energy storage: Current status and computational perspectives
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Heat transfer enhancement of phase-change materials (PCMs) based thermal management systems for electronic components: A review of recent advances
TL;DR: In this article , a review of thermal conductivity enhancers (TCEs) for thermal control of electronic components using phase-change materials (PCMs) in heat sinks is presented.
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A review on energy conservation in building applications with thermal storage by latent heat using phase change materials
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TL;DR: In this article, phase change materials (PCMs) are used to capture solar energy directly and increase human comfort by decreasing the frequency of internal air temperature swings and maintaining the temperature closer to the desired temperature for a longer period of time.
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Heat transfer characteristics of thermal energy storage system using PCM capsules: A review
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