Numerical simulation of solidification process in an ice-on-coil ice storage system with serpentine tubes

In the present study, the effect of utilizing two different types of baffles in the channel of the solar air heater is investigated numerically. The studied baffles include angled rectangular baffles and angled V-shaped baffles, which are mounted on the bottom and top walls of the duct, respectively. Both considered baffles were evaluated separately which the studied parameter in each section was the angular position of baffles. Finally, the best-obtained results of both sections were compared to each other. The results indicated that in the rectangular model by comparison between 90°model and no baffle, it was found that the pressure drop and average Nusselt number increase 316.67% and 148.15%, respectively at Reynolds number (Re) = 2000. Also, in V-shaped angled baffles, the thermal efficiency of β = 90°, 60°, 45°, and 30°are 27%, 18%, 13% higher than no baffle channel at Re = 2000, respectively. Furthermore, at low Re (about Re below 300), utilizing baffles into the channel had no effect on the thermal efficiency of the system compared to the no baffle channel. However, at high Re, it was found that the highest thermal efficiency occurred in the model of rectangular baffles with an angle of 90°. K E Y W O R D S baffle, heat-transfer enhancement, numerical simulation, solar air heater

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“…The Friction factor, f , defined as 44 :

f = \frac{2 {normald}_{normalh} Δ P}{ρ {normalu}^{2} B},

where d h and Δ P is hydraulic diameter, pressure drop, respectively. The thermal efficiency of collector is defined by following equation 63‐70 :

η = true(\frac{Nu}{italicN u_{0}} true) {(\frac{f_{0}}{italicf})}^{\frac{1}{3}} .

where Nu 0 and f 0 are defined as Nu and friction factor of the simple channel of the solar air heater without baffles.…”

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Numerical evaluation of the thermal performance of a solar air heater equipped with two different types of baffles

2020

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“…Numerous research investigations have been conducted over the past four decades to understand the physics of latent thermal energy storage (TES) [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. Many are either strictly analytical and numerical or analytical and experimental [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. Some combine computational research techniques with lab testing by using experimental data from the literature [9][10][11].…”

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Development and Validation of a Latent Thermal Energy Storage Model Using Modelica

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An abundance of research has been performed to understand the physics of latent thermal energy storage with phase change material. Some analytical and numerical findings have been validated by experiments, but there are few free and open-source models available to the general public for use in systems simulation and analysis. The Modelica programming language is a good avenue to make such models available, because it is object-oriented, equation-based, declarative, and acausal. These characteristics have enabling the creation of component model libraries that can be used to build larger system simulations for design analysis. The authors have previously developed a numerical framework to model phase change thermal storage and have validated model predictions with experiments. The objectives of this paper are to describe the transfer of the numerical framework to an implementation in a Modelica component model and to validate the Modelica model with data from the experiment and the original numerical framework.

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“…Short-length [39], perforated [37], center-cleared [40], alternative axis [41], broken [42] and serrated TTs [43] are some of these modified TTs available in recent works. Also, in addition to using different kinds of insert in a pipe to increase the heat transfer, some researchers utilized various types of heat transfer fluid channel in order to heat transfer augmentation [44][45][46][47][48][49].…”

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Numerical Investigation of Non-Uniform Heat Transfer Enhancement in Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors Using Dual Modified Twisted-Tape Inserts

Afsharpanah¹,

Sheshpoli²,

Pakzad³

et al. 2020

Journal of Thermal Engineering

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In this paper, a numerical investigation is presented on heat transfer augmenting by using various kinds of modified multiple twisted tape inserted in solar parabolic trough collectors. The pressurized water is considered as working fluid and Reynolds number varying from 10000 to 20000. The received heat flux on the solar absorber was assumed non-uniform due to hemispheric insolation of sun. The obtained numerical results for the Nusselt number, friction factor and thermal performance are presented for each cases. Various types of twisted tape including single twisted tape, normal, perforated, center-cleared, square, and V-cut dual twisted tape are considered and analyzed. The numerical simulations are performed by a commercial CFD code, ANSYS FLUENT 18.2. The obtained results revealed that at Re=10000 and 20000, the average Nusselt numbers of case with dual v-cut twisted tapes are more than plaine tube by 19.58 and 17.44%, respectively. Moreover, thermal performance of all cases with various twisted tapes is larger than 1 which means that utilizing twisted tape with various configurations leads to more thermal performance than plain tube. The thermal performances of case with dual square-cut twisted tapes (as the best case) for Re=10000 and 20000 are more than plain tube by about 16 and 12% improvement, respectively. Furthermore, for the case with perforated dual twisted tape (as the case with lowest thermal performance), the thermal performances for Re=10000 and 20000 are more than plain tube by about 9.2 and 7% improvement, respectively.

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Numerical simulation of solidification process in an ice-on-coil ice storage system with serpentine tubes

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Numerical evaluation of the thermal performance of a solar air heater equipped with two different types of baffles

Numerical evaluation of the thermal performance of a solar air heater equipped with two different types of baffles

Development and Validation of a Latent Thermal Energy Storage Model Using Modelica

Numerical Investigation of Non-Uniform Heat Transfer Enhancement in Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors Using Dual Modified Twisted-Tape Inserts

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