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Sultan, M., Mostafa, H., El boz, A., Elngiry, E. (2021). Effect of Inlet and Geometrical Parameters on the Melting of PCM Capsules of Elliptical Cross Section.. ERJ. Engineering Research Journal, 44(1), 11-20. doi: 10.21608/erjm.2021.42713.1041
Mohamed Sultan; Hesham Mohamed Mostafa; Aly Mostafa El boz; Emad AbdelLatif Elngiry. "Effect of Inlet and Geometrical Parameters on the Melting of PCM Capsules of Elliptical Cross Section.". ERJ. Engineering Research Journal, 44, 1, 2021, 11-20. doi: 10.21608/erjm.2021.42713.1041
Sultan, M., Mostafa, H., El boz, A., Elngiry, E. (2021). 'Effect of Inlet and Geometrical Parameters on the Melting of PCM Capsules of Elliptical Cross Section.', ERJ. Engineering Research Journal, 44(1), pp. 11-20. doi: 10.21608/erjm.2021.42713.1041
Sultan, M., Mostafa, H., El boz, A., Elngiry, E. Effect of Inlet and Geometrical Parameters on the Melting of PCM Capsules of Elliptical Cross Section.. ERJ. Engineering Research Journal, 2021; 44(1): 11-20. doi: 10.21608/erjm.2021.42713.1041

Effect of Inlet and Geometrical Parameters on the Melting of PCM Capsules of Elliptical Cross Section.

Article 2, Volume 44, Issue 1, Winter 2021, Page 11-20  XML PDF (1.48 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/erjm.2021.42713.1041
Authors
Mohamed Sultan email 1; Hesham Mohamed Mostafa2; Aly Mostafa El boz3; Emad AbdelLatif Elngiry4
1Mechanical engineering dept., Future higher institute for engineering and technology, El Mansoura , Egypt
2professor,Mechanical engineering department Higher technological institute 10th of Ramadan, Egypt
3Power mechanical engineering department, Faculty of engineering, Mansoura university, Egypt
4Mech. Eng. Dept., Faculty of Eng., Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
Abstract
This paper focuses on the melting of phase change material capsulated in the elliptical cross-section horizontal cylinder under convective boundary conditions. Different parameters are discussed, namely, the HTF inlet temperature and velocity and the axes ratio of the capsule cross-section. The effect of HTF inlet temperature, inlet velocity, and the capsule axes ratio was studied using the CFD software FLUENT 6.3.26. A comparison between the numerical and experimental results was made for the system. The experimental results matched well with the heat transfer model. It is shown that the inlet temperature of the heat transfer fluid (HTF) has a great effect on the process of paraffin wax melting. The increase of HTF inlet temperature increases the Phase change material( PCM) liquid fraction at constant charging time and decreases at the same time the total time of the capsulated paraffin wax melting. The geometry of the capsule cross-section represented by its axes ratio has a sensible effect on the process of paraffin wax melting. Increasing the axes ratio of the capsule, i.e. elongated the capsule in the perpendicular direction of flow increasing the PCM liquid fraction at constant charging time and decreases the total time of the capsulated paraffin wax melting. The increase of HTF inlet velocity has a weak effect on the process of paraffin wax melting in the inlet velocity range 0.003-0.012 m/s.
Keywords
Heat transfer; Encapsulated PCM; Melting time; Axes ratio; Elliptical cross-section
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