Abstract
Transient heat release characteristics of a latent heat storage vessel packed with surface cross-linked form-stabilized high-density polyethylene pellets as a phase change material (PCM) have been investigated numerically and experimentally. The obtained results revealed the effects of the inlet velocity, the inlet temperature of ethylene glycol/water solution as a heat transfer medium, and the amount of the PCM on the heat release characteristics. As a result, the nondimensional correlation equation of the completion time of the heat release process was derived as a function of some nondimensional parameters.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 973-980 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Nihon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, B Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part B |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 631 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Forced convection heat transfer
- Latent heat release
- Numerical analysis
- Polyethylene pellets
- Surface cross-link
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanical Engineering