A Numerical Study of Latent Thermal Energy Storage in a Phase Change Material /Carbon Panel.

Autor: Mekaddem, Najoua, Ali, Samia Ben, Mazioud, Atef, Hannachi, Ahmed
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Zdroj: AIP Conference Proceedings; 2016, Vol. 1758 Issue 1, p1-8, 8p, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart, 6 Graphs
Abstrakt: To reduce the energetic dependence of building, it has become necessary to explore and develop new materials promoting energy conservation. Because of their high storage capacity, phase change materials (PCMs) are efficient to store thermal energy. In this paper, a 3D model was studied for simulation of energy storing cycles to predict the performances of PCM loaded panels. Carbon was used as supporting material for the PCM. The simulation was based on the enthalpy method using Ansys Fluent software. The panel was exposed to a daily heat flow including the effects of convection and radiation. The results show that the temperature decreased of approximately 2.5°C with a time shift about 2 hours. The steady state was reached after four cycles. Thus, after four cycles the PCM showed its effects on the temperature conditioning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index