Analysis of the Melting Time of Phase Change Material in a Heat Exchanger with Sinusoidal Inner Duct

Öztop H. F., Akbal Ö., SELİMEFENDİGİL F., Abu-Hamdeh N. H.

Symmetry, cilt.15, sa.1, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3390/sym15010129
  • Dergi Adı: Symmetry
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Communication Abstracts, INSPEC, Metadex, zbMATH, Directory of Open Access Journals, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: sinusoidal heat exchanger, phase change material, CFD, numerical, melting, heat transfer
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Three-dimensional computational analysis has been performed to investigate the melting time of the phase change material (PCM) in a sinusoidal pipe inserted into another pipe. The other pipe is filled with PCM and the system is heated from the inner sinusoidal pipe at different temperatures. The main aim of the study is to control the melting time. The finite volume method (FVM) is used to solve time-dependent governing equations. Four different cases are chosen for the sinusoidal wall to see the effects of geometry on melting. After the analysis, it is observed that melting time can be controlled via an adjustment of the geometrical parameter, namely a passive technique, without spending extra energy.