Phase change heat storage in an enclosure with vertical pipe in the center

S. Lorente; A. Bejan; Jianlei Niu

doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.01.021

Phase change heat storage in an enclosure with vertical pipe in the center

S. Lorente, A. Bejan, Jianlei Niu

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Abstract

This paper documents the fundamentals of heat storage by melting a phase-change material inside a cylindrical enclosure with a vertical heated pipe on its axis. The phenomenon is studied analytically and numerically. The analysis consists of the scale analysis of the early stages of natural convection in the liquid, and an analysis of the entire duration of the melting process. The numerical simulations cover the entire process, and validate all the features predicted by theory.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	329-335
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Volume	72
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.01.021
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2014

Keywords

Energy storage
Melting
Natural convection
Phase change material
Scale analysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanical Engineering
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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