Abstract: The heat transfer behavior of phase change materials during a charging process by solar heating has to be simulated by CFD modeling. The effect of mass flow rate and effect of inlet temperatures in the phase change materials during a charging process and discharging process by solar heating has to be simulated by CFD modelling. Also we take three different PCMs for the analysis and find out the best one. Transient two dimensional heat transfer problems is to be solved by simulating in ANSYS FLUENT software while heat is stored in phase change material. The governing equations of mass, momentum, solidification models and energy are solved by the finite volume method in the steady-state regime.
Keywords: Phase Change Materials (PCMs), Energy Storage, CFD, ANSYS FLUENT.
Title: Numerical Analysis of Thermal Storage Systems Using Phase Change Material
Author: Akhil Johnson, Dr.J. Hussain
International Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Technology
ISSN 2348-7593 (Online)
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