Melting Process of RT-25 as a Phase Change Material by Placing Innovative Rectangular and Parallelogram Fins: Effect of Shape and Angle of Fins

Li, Cheng and Wais, Alaa Mohammed Hussein and Alizadeh, As'ad and Mokhtari, Majid and Al-Azzawi, Waleed Khalid and Abdul-sahib, Noor Qusay and Shamsborhan, Mahmoud and Lafta, Holya A. and Shams, Marwah A. and Skikara, Makram and Hussien, Beneen M. and Hekmatifar, Maboud (2023) Melting Process of RT-25 as a Phase Change Material by Placing Innovative Rectangular and Parallelogram Fins: Effect of Shape and Angle of Fins. Journal of Energy Storage, 65: 107375. ISSN 2352152X

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Abstract

This numerical research used innovative fins that mix parallelogram and rectangular fins to look at the melting of the phase change material (PCM). This paper analyzed, in 2D and using a numerical solution, the melting behavior of several fin models with various angles under constant flux circumstances in a rectangular cavity. The left wall of the storage was subjected to a heat flux of 2500 W/m2. The major objective of the current research was to introduce fins with novel models, which are a mix of rectangular and parallelogram fins, in order to further enhance the melting performance of PCM. For this purpose, the effect of different fin models (with different angles:15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 75°, and 90°) in the condition of constant heat flux in a rectangular cavity was studied. The results show that among various geometries studied by fin, proposed geometry of model E was selected among the models. Changing the fin model reduces the melting time, which led to a higher energy charging rate. Moreover, by examining different melting angles, the maximum and minimum melting times occurred at 0° and 60°, respectively. The heat flux had an inverse relationship with the melting time; the higher the heat flux, the shorter the melting time. E model with an angle of 60° had the best performance. Because it had reached complete melting in the shortest time, in this model, after 52.25 min, the PCM completely melts. The stored energy for PCM at 60° was less than other angles, and equal to 236.04 MJ. The average power for angles from 15° to 90° was almost equal, and at angle 0°, it was less than other angles.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Melting Performance, Phase Change Material, Innovative Fins, Numerical Solution, Heat Flux
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions: Department of Civil Engineering > Research papers
Depositing User: ePrints Depositor
Date Deposited: 30 Oct 2024 13:44
Last Modified: 30 Oct 2024 13:44
URI: https://eprints.cihanuniversity.edu.iq/id/eprint/1959

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