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Numerical investigation of heat transfer enhancement in a multitube thermal energy storage heat exchanger using fins
Devendra Dandotiya,N. D. Banker +1 more
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The application of a phase change material (PCM) as thermal energy storage observed unprecedented growth due to its large latent heat storage capacity at a constant temperature However, the design as discussed by the authors was unsatisfactory.Abstract:
The application of a phase change material (PCM) as thermal energy storage observed unprecedented growth due to its large latent heat storage capacity at a constant temperature However, the designread more
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Numerical melting performance analysis of a cylindrical thermal energy storage unit using nano-enhanced PCM and multiple horizontal fins
TL;DR: In this article, the melting thermal performance of a vertical cylindrical thermal energy storage unit is numerically investigated in presence of a phase change material (PCM) including Al2O3 nanoparticles (nano-PCM).
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A numerical study on the effect of the number and arrangement of tubes on the melting performance of phase change material in a multi-tube latent thermal energy storage system
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of the number and arrangement of tubes on the melting performance of a phase change material (PCM) in a multi-tube shell-and-tube latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) system was numerically investigated.
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Performance enhancement of PCM latent heat thermal energy storage system utilizing a modified webbed tube heat exchanger
TL;DR: In this article, a novel modified webbed tube heat exchanger was introduced and numerically investigated, to enhance the thermal performance of phase change material (PCM) thermal energy storage (TES) system.
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Experimental investigation of phase change in a multitube heat exchanger
TL;DR: In this paper, the melting and solidification processes in a multitube heat exchanger were investigated and the thermal characteristics of the units involving melting front, heat transfer rate and Nusselt number were also analyzed.
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Heat transfer intensification in horizontal shell and tube latent heat storage unit
TL;DR: In this paper, a latent heat storage unit (LHSU) utilizing phase change material (PCM) in a substantial scale is constrained by the poor thermal conductivity of PCMs.
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Enthalpy-porosity technique for modeling convection-diffusion phase change: application to the melting of a pure metal
TL;DR: In this article, the melting of pure gallium in a rectangular cavity has been numerically investigated using the enthalpy-porosity approach for modeling combined convection-diffusion phase change.
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Microencapsulated PCM thermal-energy storage system
TL;DR: In this paper, a microencapsulated phase change material (PCM) for solar thermal-energy storage capacities has been investigated in terms of encapsulation efficiency and energy storage and release capacity.
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Heat transfer enhancement in a latent heat storage system
TL;DR: In this paper, various heat transfer enhancement methods for latent heat thermal storage (LHTS) systems are discussed and three different experiments to augment heat transfer were conducted and the findings are reported.
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Enhance heat transfer for PCM melting in triplex tube with internal-external fins
Sohif Mat,Abduljalil A. Al-Abidi,Abduljalil A. Al-Abidi,Kamaruzzaman Sopian,M. Y. Sulaiman,Abdulrahman Th Mohammad +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the melting process in a triplex-tube heat exchanger with phase-change material (PCM) RT82.26 was numerically investigated using the Fluent 6.3.
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Numerical investigation of a PCM-based heat sink with internal fins
TL;DR: In this paper, the process of phase change material (PCM) melting in a heat storage unit with internal fins open to air at its top is explored numerically, and the results show how the transient phase change process, expressed in terms of the volume melt fraction of the PCM, depends on the thermal and geometrical parameters of the system, which relate to the temperature difference between the base and the mean melting temperature, and to the thickness and height of the fins.