期刊
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
卷 38, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2021.102540
关键词
Latent thermal energy storage; Phase change material; Melting; Forced convection; Rotating magnetic field
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51976178]
A method to accelerate PCM melting based on convection intensification is proposed in this paper, which leads to significant reduction in total melting time and improvement in melting performance, as demonstrated by experiments.
Low thermal conductivity of phase change materials (PCMs) has a negative influence on heat transfer rate which severely restricts the performance of latent thermal energy storage system. Unlike conventional methods that are paid attention to conduction enhancement, a method to accelerate PCM melting based on convection intensification is proposed in this paper. Magnetic particles dispersed in liquid PCM move circumferentially in heat reservoir with the effect of rotating magnetic field, leading to the forced convection in liquid PCM. Consequently, the melting process of solid PCM is accelerated. An experimental set-up of dodecanol melting in a side-heated cylinder is constructed to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed method. Heat transfer characteristics of PCM are investigated in terms of solid-liquid interface, heat storage rate, and temperature distribution. Results show that through the proposed method total melting time could be reduced by 22.9% when rotational speed is 20 r.min(-1), particles fraction is 1.0 wt%, and heating temperature is 35 degrees C, respectively. Besides, solid-liquid interface tends to be vertical due to the forced convection under magnetic field. Meanwhile, it is beneficial to improve the melting performance within the range of experiments by increasing magnetic field rotational speed and particles fraction.
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