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 characteristics of thermal energy storage system using PCM capsules: A review
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