Numerical Study on Melting Heat Transfer in Dendritic Heat Exchangers

Autor: Xinmei Luo, Shengming Liao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Energies, Vol 11, Iss 10, p 2504 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1996-1073
DOI: 10.3390/en11102504
Popis: The dendritic fin was introduced to improve the solid-liquid phase change in heat exchangers. A theoretical model of melting phase change in dendritic heat exchangers was developed and numerically simulated. The solid-liquid phase interface, liquid phase rate and dynamic temperature change in dendritic heat exchanger during melting process are investigated and compared with radial-fin heat exchanger. The results indicate that the dendritic fin is able to enhance the solid-liquid phase change in heat exchanger for latent thermal storage. The presence of dendritic fin leads to the formation of multiple independent PCM zones, so the heat can be quickly diffused from one point to across the surface along the metal fins, thereby making the PCM far away from heat sources melt earlier and faster. In addition, the dendritic structure makes the PCM temperature distribution more uniform over the entire zone inside heat exchangers due to high-efficient heat flow distribution of dendritic fins. As a result, the time required for the complete melting of the PCM in dendritic heat exchanger is shorter than that of the radial-fin heat exchanger.
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