Experimental and numerical assessments of thermal transport in fins and metal foam infused latent heat thermal energy storage systems: A comparative evaluation

•Comparative evaluation of pure PCM, fins infused PCM, and metal foam infused PCM is carried out.•Benchmarks for liquid–solid interface visualization for all three configurations are established.•Fins infused PCM demonstrates higher melting rate than the metal foam infused PCM.•Metal foam infused PC...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied thermal engineering 2020-09, Vol.178, p.115518, Article 115518
Hauptverfasser:	Joshi, Varun, Rathod, Manish K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cycle time Energy storage Enthalpy Fins Fins and metal foam infused PCM Heat conductivity Heat transfer Latent heat Melting Metal foams Numerical models Performance evaluation Phase change materials Phase transitions Porosity Solidification Storage systems Systems analysis Thermal conductivity Thermal energy Thermal non-equilibrium Thermal transport augmentation Thermodynamic efficiency Visualization
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