Thermal Energy Storage Behavior of a Paraffin during Melting and Solidification
- 28 August 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects
- Vol. 29 (14), 1315-1326
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00908310600710681
Abstract
In this study, experiments are conducted to investigate charging and discharging characteristics of a paraffin as a phase change material (PCM). A vertical tube-in-shell geometry is designed to store the PCM. The thermophysical properties of the paraffin examined are determined through the differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) analysis. A series of experiments are carried out to investigate the effect of increasing the inlet temperature and the mass flow rate of the heat transfer fluid (HTF) both on the charging and discharging processes (i.e., melting and solidification) of the PCM.Keywords
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