Melting of Nanoprticle-Enhanced Phase Change Material inside Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger

Seiyed Mohammad Javad Hosseini; Ali Akbar Ranjbar; Kourosh Sedighi; Masoumeh Rahimi

doi:10.1155/2013/784681

Journal of Engineering (Jan 2013)

Melting of Nanoprticle-Enhanced Phase Change Material inside Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger

Seiyed Mohammad Javad Hosseini,
Ali Akbar Ranjbar,
Kourosh Sedighi,
Masoumeh Rahimi

Affiliations

Seiyed Mohammad Javad Hosseini: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Golestan University, P.O. Box 155, Gorgan, Iran
Ali Akbar Ranjbar: School of Mechanical Engineering, Babol University of Technology, P.O. Box 484, Babol, Iran
Kourosh Sedighi: School of Mechanical Engineering, Babol University of Technology, P.O. Box 484, Babol, Iran
Masoumeh Rahimi: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Golestan University, P.O. Box 155, Gorgan, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/784681
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2013

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This paper presents a numerical study of melting of Nanoprticle-Enhanced phase change material (NEPCM) inside a shell and tube heat exchanger using RT50 and copper particles as base material and nanoparticle, respectively. In this study, the effects of nanoparticles dispersion (, 0.03, and 0.05) on melting time, liquid fraction, and penetration length are investigated. The results show that the melting time decreases to 14.6% and the penetration length increases to 146% with increasing volume fraction of nanoparticle up to .

Published in Journal of Engineering

ISSN: 2314-4904 (Print); 2314-4912 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/je/

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