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AUTHOR(S): 

Ammar M. Abdulateef, Sohif Mat, Jasim Abdulateef

 

TITLE

Melting Performance Enhancement of Triplex Tube Latent Thermal Storage Using Fins-NanoPCM Technique

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KEYWORDS

phase change material, triplex tube heat exchanger, melting time, longitudinal fins, nanoparticle

ABSTRACT

Latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems using phase change material (PCM) could have lower heat transfer rates during charging/discharging processes due to its low inherence of the thermal conductivity. In this study, heat transfer enhancement using internal longitudinal fins employing PCM first and nanoPCM secondly in a large triplex tube heat exchanger (TTHX) was investigated by Fluent 15 software numerically. The results showed the thermal conductivity of pure PCM (0.2 W/m.K) could be enhanced to 25% by dispersing 10% alumina (Al2O3) as a nanoparticle. However, the melting time is reduced to 12% as compared with the PCM only therefore, a longitudinal fins-nanoPCM technique achieved a complete PCM melting shortly (218 minutes). Consequently, the simulation results have been validated and illustrated a good agreement with the PCM and nanoPCM experimentally.

Cite this paper

Ammar M. Abdulateef, Sohif Mat, Jasim Abdulateef. (2017) Melting Performance Enhancement of Triplex Tube Latent Thermal Storage Using Fins-NanoPCM Technique. International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2, 1-6