Title :
Heat transfer from horizontal cylinder with fins embedded in PCM
Author :
Tarik, Kousksou ; Mustapha, Mahdaoui ; Mohamed, Hlimi ; Abdelmajid, Jamil ; Tarik, El Rhafiki
Author_Institution :
Lab. des Sci. de l´Ingenieur Appl. a la Mec. et au Genie Electr. (SIAME), Univ. de Pau et des Pays de l´Adour, Pau, France
Abstract :
A numerical study is conducted to analyze the melting process around a circular cylinder with three rectangular fins. A numerical code is developed using an unstructured finite-volume method and an enthalpy porosity technique to solve for natural convection coupled to solid-liquid phase change. Results are reported for gallium as the phase change material. Orientations of fins with respect to the gravitational field are found to have an effect on the melting process.
Keywords :
energy storage; enthalpy; finite volume methods; gallium; heat transfer; melting; natural convection; phase change materials; porosity; PCM embedded rectangular fins; circular cylinder; enthalpy porosity technique; finite volume method; gallium; gravitational field; heat transfer; horizontal cylinder; latent energy storage; melting process; natural convection; solid-liquid phase change material; Energy storage; Heat transfer; Liquids; Mathematical model; Phase change materials; Solar heating; Fins; Horizontal cylinder; Latent storage; Melting; Natural convection; PCM;
Conference_Titel :
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (IRSEC), 2014 International
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-7335-4
DOI :
10.1109/IRSEC.2014.7059825
