Comparison of pinned and finned tubes in a phase change thermal energy storage system using CFD

Applied Energy

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-86

  Tay, N H S ^a   Bruno, F ^a   Belusko, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamic; Finned tube; Phase change material; Pinned tube; Tube in tank

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT STORAGE; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

CFD MODELS; COPPER TUBES; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FINNED TUBE; FREEZING PROCESS; PHASE CHANGE; PINNED TUBE; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; TUBE-IN-TANK;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

BENCHMARKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COPPER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FREEZING; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHASE TRANSITION; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 84870871727     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.10.040     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Halawa E., Bruno F., Saman W. Numerical analysis of a PCM thermal storage system with varying wall temperature. Energy Convers Manage 2005, 46:2592-2604.
2. Tay N.H.S., Belusko M., Bruno F. Experimental investigation of tubes in a phase change thermal energy storage system. Appl Energy 2012, 90:288-297.
3. Liu M., Saman W., Bruno F. Development of a novel refrigeration system for refrigerated trucks incorporating phase change material. Appl Energy 2012, 92:336-342.
4. Streicher W (editor). Laboratory prototypes of PCM storage units. Report C3 of Subtask C within the IEA solar heating and cooling programme Task 32; 2007.
5. Agyenim F., Eames P., Smyth M. Heat transfer enhancement in medium temperature thermal energy storage system using a multitube heat transfer array. Renewable Energy 2010, 35:198-207.
6. Velraj R., Seeniraj R.V., Hafner B., Faber C., Schwarzer K. Heat transfer enhancement in a latent heat storage system. Sol Energy 1999, 65:171-180.
7. Trelles J.P., Dufly J.J. Numerical simulation of porous latent heat thermal energy storage for thermoelectric cooling. Appl Therm Eng 2003, 23:1647-1664.
8. Mettawee E.S., Assassa G.M.R. Thermal conductivity enhancement in a latent heat storage system. Sol Energy 2007, 81:839-845.
9. Hawlader M.N.A., Uddin M.S., Khin M.M. Microencapsulated PCM thermal-energy storage system. Appl Energy 2003, 74:195-202.
10. Fukai J., Kanou M., Kodama Y., Miyatake O. Thermal conductivity enhancement of energy storage media using carbon fibers. Energy Convers Manage 2000, 41:1543-1556.
11. Fukai J., Hamada Y., Morozumi Y., Miyatake O. Effect of carbon-fiber brushes on conductive heat transfer in phase change materials. Int J Heat Mass Transfer 2002, 45:4781-4792.
12. Agyenim F., Eames P., Smyth M. A comparison of heat transfer enhancement in a medium temperature thermal energy storage heat exchanger using fins. Sol Energy 2009, 83:1509-1520.
13. Horbaniuc B., Dumitrascu G., Popescu A. Mathematical models for the study of solidification within a longitudinally finned heat pipe latent heat thermal storage system. Energy Convers Manage 1999, 40:1765-1774.
14. Hamada Y., Ohtsu W., Fukai J. Thermal response in thermal energy storage material around heat transfer tubes: effect of additives on heat transfer rates. Sol Energy 2003, 75:317-328.
15. Abhat A, Aboul-Enein S, Malatidis N. Heat of fusion storage systems for solar heating applications. Thermal Storage of Solar Energy. In: Proceeding of an international TNO-symposium. Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 1981. p. 157-71.
16. Epstein M., Cheung F. Complex freezing-melting interfaces in fluid flow. Annu Rev Fluid Mech 1983, 15:293-319.
17. Riffat S.B., Gan G. Determination of effectiveness of heat-pipe heat recovery for naturally-ventilated buildings. Appl Therm Eng 1998, 18:121-130.
18. Dimaano M.N.R., Watanabe T. Performance investigation of the capric and lauric acid mixture as latent heat energy storage for a cooling system. Sol Energy 2002, 72:205-215.
19. Sari{dotless} A. Thermal characteristics of a eutectic mixture of myristic and palmitic acids as phase change material for heating applications. Appl Therm Eng 2003, 23:1005-1017.
20. Trp A. An experimental and numerical investigation of heat transfer during technical grade paraffin melting and solidification in a shell-and-tube latent thermal energy storage unit. Sol Energy 2005, 79:648-660.
21. Trp A., Lenic K., Frankovic B. Analysis of the influence of operating conditions and geometric parameters on heat transfer in water-paraffin shell-and-tube latent thermal energy storage unit. Appl Therm Eng 2006, 26:1830-1839.
22. Tay N.H.S., Bruno F., Belusko M. Experimental validation of a CFD model for tubes in a phase change thermal energy storage system. Int J Heat Mass Transfer 2012, 55:574-585.
23. Tay N.H.S., Bruno F., Belusko M. Experimental validation of a CFD and an ε-NTU model for a large tube-in-tank PCM system. Int J Heat Mass Transfer 2012, 55(21-22):5931-5940.
24. Tay N.H.S., Belusko M., Bruno F. An effectiveness-NTU technique for characterising tube-in-tank phase change thermal energy storage systems. Appl Energy 2012, 91:309-319.
25. Castell A., Belusko M., Bruno F., Cabeza L.F. Maximisation of heat transfer in a coil in tank PCM cold storage system. Appl Energy 2011, 88:4120-4127.
26. Sari A., Kaygusuz K. Thermal performance of palmitic acid as a phase change energy storage material. Energy Convers Manage 2002, 43:863-876.
27. Belusko M., Halawa E., Bruno F. Characterising PCM thermal storage systems using the effectiveness-NTU approach. Int J Heat Mass Transfer 2012, 55:3359-3365.
28. Amin N.A.M., Bruno F., Bulusko M. Effectiveness-NTU correlation for low temperature PCM encapsulated in spheres. Appl Energy 2012, 93:549-555.
29. Kousksou T., Bruel P., Cherreau G., Leoussoff V., El Rhafiki T. PCM storage for solar DHW: from an unfulfilled promise to a real benefit. Sol Energy 2011, 85:2033-2040.
30. Tay N.H.S., Belusko M., Bruno F. Designing a PCM storage system using the effectiveness-number of transfer units method in low energy cooling of buildings. Energy Build 2012, 50:234-242.