Effects of segmentation in composite phase change material on melting/solidification performance of triplex‐tube thermal energy storage systems
Md Tabrez Alam,
Rajesh Kumar,
Anoop K. Gupta
Abstract:In this work, a numerical evaluation of the melting/solidification performance of phase change material (PCM) filled inside a triplex‐tube latent heat storage unit has been carried out. To enhance the melting/solidification performance, the porous Cu metal foam (MF) was embedded inside PCM (termed as composite PCM). Alternative segments of pure PCM and composite PCM have been allocated in such a way that both the pure PCM and composite PCM occupy the equal annular area (i.e., equal volumes). Influence of incre… Show more
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