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Tian, Y. (Yuan) and Zhao, Chang-Ying (2009) Heat transfer analysis for phase change materials (PCMs). In: The 11th International Conference on Energy Storage (Effstock 2009), Stockholm, Sweden, Jul 14-17, 2009. Published in: Effstock Conference Proceedings 2009 (No.28).

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Abstract

The heat transfer enhancement for phase change materials (PCMs) has received much attention nowadays, since most of PCMs have low thermal conductivities which prolong the charging and discharging processes. Metal foams, as a sort of novel material with relatively high thermal conductivity, are believed to be a promising solution to enhance heat transfer performance and shorten charging and discharging processes of PCMs for waste heat recovery and thermal energy storage systems. In this paper analytical analyses have been carried out for heat transfer enhancement in PCMs by using metal foams. The prediction results agree fairly
well with the experimental data. The solid/liquid phase change heat transfer performance can be improved significantly by 3 to 10 times depending on the metal foam microstructures.

Item Type:

Conference Item (Paper)

Subjects:

T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery

Divisions:

Faculty of Science > Engineering

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):

Heat -- Transmission, Metal foams

Journal or Publication Title:

Effstock Conference Proceedings 2009

Publisher:

Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

Official Date:

2009

Dates:

Date	Event
2009	Published

Number:

No.28

Status:

Peer Reviewed

Publication Status:

Published

Access rights to Published version:

Open Access

Funder:

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), University of Warwick

Grant number:

EP/F061439/1 (EPSRC), RD07110 (UoW)

Conference Paper Type:

Paper

Title of Event:

The 11th International Conference on Energy Storage (Effstock 2009)

Type of Event:

Conference

Location of Event:

Stockholm, Sweden

Date(s) of Event:

Jul 14-17, 2009

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URI:

http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/46839

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