Numerical simulation of PCM melting process

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dc.contributor.author Petrone, G.
dc.contributor.author Cammarata, L.
dc.contributor.author Cammarata, G.
dc.date.accessioned 2014-12-08T09:19:56Z
dc.date.available 2014-12-08T09:19:56Z
dc.date.issued 2012
dc.description.abstract Paper presented at the 9th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Malta, 16-18 July, 2012. en_US
dc.description.abstract This study deals with a numerical investigation on the melting process of a PCM in a rectangular enclosure differentially heated. A FEM-based code is used in order to solve Navier-Stokes and energy equations in the considered system. Adopting the enthalpy formulation, one single equation is used to solve transient conduction and convection heat transfer in both the solid and liquid phase. The liquid flow patterns during the melting process have been captured and the instantaneous marching of the liquid-solid interface is presented. In addition, the temperature distributions in the phase change material are reported. A successfully comparison between obtained numerical results with experimental ones found in literature is presented. en_US
dc.description.librarian dc2014 en_US
dc.format.extent 6 pages en_US
dc.format.medium PDF en_US
dc.identifier.citation Petrone, G, Cammarata, L & Cammarata, G 2012, Numerical simulation of PCM melting process, Paper presented to the 9th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Malta, 16-18 July, 2012. en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 9781868549863
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/42854
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics en_US
dc.relation.ispartof HEFAT 2012 en_US
dc.rights University of Pretoria en_US
dc.subject Melting process en_US
dc.subject PCM en_US
dc.subject FEM-based code en_US
dc.subject Navier-Stokes en_US
dc.title Numerical simulation of PCM melting process en_US
dc.type Presentation en_US


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