Experimental and numerical investigation of melting of NePCM inside an annular container under a constant heat flux including the effect of eccentricity

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 455-468

  Dhaidan, Nabeel S ^a   Khodadadi, J M ^a   Al Hattab, Tahseen A ^b   Al Mashat, Saad M ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BABYLON   (Iraq)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Annular cavity; Eccentricity; Melting; Nanoparticles; Natural convection; Phase change materials; Thermal conductivity enhancement; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR CAVITY; ECCENTRICITY; EFFECT OF ECCENTRICITIES; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; NANOENHANCED PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (NEPCM); NANOPARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT;

EMULSIFICATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT STORAGE; MELTING; METAL MELTING; NANOPARTICLES; NATURAL CONVECTION; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 84883852441     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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