A volume-shrinkage-based method for quantifying the inward solidification heat transfer of a phase change material filled in spherical capsules

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 108, Issue , 2016, Pages 1200-1205

  Liu, Min Jie ^a   Fan, Li Wu ^a,b   Zhu, Zi Qin ^a   Feng, Biao ^a   Zhang, Han Cong ^a   Zeng, Yi ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Phase change material; Solidification; Spherical capsule; Thermal energy storage; Void formation; Volume shrinkage

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SHRINKAGE; SPHERES; STAINLESS STEEL; THERMAL ENERGY;

EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; INWARD SOLIDIFICATION; QUANTITIES OF INTERESTS; SINGLE VALUED FUNCTIONS; SOLIDIFICATION FRACTION; SPHERICAL CAPSULE; VOID FORMATION; VOLUME SHRINKAGE;

SOLIDIFICATION;

EID: 84980612291     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.08.027     Document Type: Article

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