Role of honeycomb structure in improving the melting process of a phase change material inside a latent heat storage unit

Autor: Ayoub Gounni, M. Hariss, M. El Alami
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Renewable Energy and Power Quality Journal. 19:589-592
ISSN: 2172-038X
DOI: 10.24084/repqj19.355
Popis: In this work, a numerical study is performed to analyze the impact of honeycomb structure on heat transfer within the PCM. The modeling is based on a transient calculation making it possible to analyze the phase change of the paraffin using the commercial software "Fluent" based on the enthalpy-porosity model. The results showed that the impregnation of a metal matrix in a rectangular enclosure helps to decrease the melting time and thus improve the heat transfer within the PCM.
Databáze: OpenAIRE