期刊
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
卷 122, 期 -, 页码 11-18出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.05.001
关键词
Microchannel heat exchanger (MCHE); PCM microcapsules slurry; Metal coated PCM microcapsules; Heat transfer enhancement
资金
- Qatar National Research Fund [NPRP 5-093-2-034]
This paper provides a method of heat transfer enhancement using microencapsulated phase change material (MPCM) slurries, utilizing the latent heat of PCM during melting. The values of heat transfer coefficient obtained for water are in a good agreement with those estimated using heat transfer correlation available in the literature. Two types of PCM microcapsules, non-metal coated and metal coated, were tested through a short tube MCHE with different slurry concentrations (5 and 10 wt.% PCM) and fluid flow rates. The calculated melting times for PCM microcapsules are less than their resident time at the same flow rate; which confirm their melting in the MCHE. The results show that heat transfer coefficient, h(f) increases as slurry flow rate and MPCM concentration in it increases. The h(f) increased by similar to 3.5 times of that of pure water when 10% non-metal coated MPCM slurry was used. The metal coated MPCM slurry showed a further 10% increase in h(f) compared to the non-metal coated at same MPCM concentration and Reynolds number. The results show that the major enhancement in h(f) is due to the increase in the fluid thermal capacity caused by PCM melting and also to less extend by micro mixing caused by the capsules. The use of MPCM slurry increases pressure drop, however the heat transfer enhancement override such increase in pressure drop. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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