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Heat transfer characteristics of cool-thermal storage systems

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  • Ryu, Hee Wook
  • Hong, Seong Ahn
  • Shin, Byung Chul
  • Kim, Sang Done

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The heat-transfer characteristics of cool-thermal storage units during the charging period were studied with 2 wt% of sodium sulfate decahydrate in aqueous solution as the phase-change material. Vertical and horizontal tube systems were compared with respect to heat-transfer rate, coefficient of performance and supercooling of the phase-change material. It was found that crystals of the phase-change material grow into concentric circles in the horizontal tubes whereas they grow into convex circles in the vertical tubes. The crystal-growth patterns for the vertical tube systems are caused by the thermocline of the heat-transfer fluid surrounding the tubes. As a result, the vertical-tube system has better thermal performance than the horizontal-tube system. The total amounts of stored energy were correlated in terms of the Fourier, Stefan, and Reynolds numbers to provide basic data for designing tube types of cool-thermal-energy-storage systems.

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  • Ryu, Hee Wook & Hong, Seong Ahn & Shin, Byung Chul & Kim, Sang Done, 1991. "Heat transfer characteristics of cool-thermal storage systems," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 16(4), pages 727-737.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:16:y:1991:i:4:p:727-737
    DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(91)90022-E
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