Multi-layer PCM solidification in a finned triplex tube considering natural convection
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- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017, 123 pp. 901 - 916
- Issue Date:
- 2017-01-01
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© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Efficient latent heat storage systems represent an important opportunity to improve the thermal performance and operational capability of industrial systems (e.g. solar thermal). In this paper, numerical study is performed to evaluate the heat transfer and solidification features, phase change period and temperature distribution of double-layer Phase Changing Materials (PCM) in a finned triplex tube. A two-dimensional finite volume numerical technique is used to solve the governing equations considering conduction and convection heat transfer mechanisms at a fixed Rayleigh number of 106. After comparing the results for single and double layer configurations, possible arrangements of two different PCMs are discussed in terms of different thicknesses of each PCM, fin sizes and different heat transfer fluid temperatures. Results are illustrated as the form of temperature, liquid fraction, stream function and velocity magnitude contours and their changes over the freezing time. Variation of liquid fraction values, average and minimum temperatures of layers in a double-layer PCM are reported for better insight into the heat transfer features of the latent heat thermal energy storage system to enable uniform discharging designs and balance the phase changing rate within the whole annulus.
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