Performance Assessment of Low-Temperature Thermal Storage with Electromagnetic Control

Autor: Ya-Wei Lee
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Vol 6 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1687-8132
DOI: 10.1155/2014/735042
Popis: This study presents electromagnetic-controlled thermal storage (ECTS) that can be directly implemented in strategies of low-temperature waste heat recovery for energy-consuming equipment. A magnetic nanofluid (MNF) prepared from fine iron ferrite ferromagnetic particles is recommended as a latent heat medium (LHM). During electromagnetic induction, local flow fluctuations are generated and thermal convection in the MNF can be enhanced. The achieved results demonstrated that ECTS has a wide operational range and an optimum storage efficiency of 84.46%. Thus, a self-perturbation mode used to enhance thermal energy transportation can be designed for numerous waste heat management applications.
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