Thermal Characteristics of Melting of a Phase Change Material Enhanced by a Stainless-Steel 304 Periodic Structure
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2023
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Zhao, C.
Opolot, M.
Keane, P.
Wang, J.
Liu, M.
Bruno, F.
Mancin, S.
Hooman, K.
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Energy Storage and Saving, 2023; 2(2):442-448
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Chunrong Zhao, Michael Opolot, Patrick Keane, Ji Wang, Ming Liu, Frank Bruno, Simone Mancin, Kamel Hooman
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In this work, melting of a high-temperature inorganic phase change material (PCM) eutectic (with a melting point of 569 °C) within a vertical cylindrical tank has been experimentally investigated. To promote the heat transfer rate, a periodic structure that is constructed by a commercial SS-304 mesh screen has been considered and immersed into the PCM tank. Thermal characteristics of the PCM-periodic structure tank under different initial temperatures (450, 490 and 546 °C) and wall temperatures (620, 640, 660, 680 and 700 °C), are then investigated and reported. The presented experimental data can facilitate practical engineers to find the best operating condition of similar PCM tanks; meanwhile, it can also be employed for the investigation of thermal response of transient heat conduction before melting starts.
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©2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).