Experimental study on the melting performance of phase change materials embedded with different material skeletons

被引:14
作者
Li, Xiangyu [1 ]
Chen, Baoming [1 ]
Liu, Fang [1 ]
Jian, Yu [1 ]
Wang, Huilin [1 ]
机构
[1] Shandong Jianzhu Univ, Sch Thermal Engn, Jinan 250101, Shandong, Peoples R China
关键词
Solid -liquid phase change; Local thermal non-equilibrium effect; Heat transfer characteristics; Paraffin; Phase change material; SIMULATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.121873
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号
摘要
Embedding a skeleton in an organic phase change material changes its heat transfer properties. The melting process of a composite phase change material embedded respectively with nylon, stainless steel, and aluminum alloy skeleton was investigated experimentally, and the effect of the skeleton material on the phase change process was analyzed in detail. The evolution of the phase-change interface was captured using visible-light imaging, and the temperature field distribution was obtained using an infrared camera. The temperature variations inside the composite phase change material were measured using high-precision thermocouples. The local thermal non-equilibrium effect between the skeleton and phase change material was analyzed using the difference between the temperatures of the skeleton surface and paraffin close to the surface. The results showed that the metal skeleton accelerated the migration of the phase change interface, whereas the nylon skeleton retarded the phase change process, in contrast to the pure phase change material. The complete melting time and energy storage rate of the composite phase change material with the aluminum alloy were lesser (53%) and 59.6% higher than those of the pure phase change material, respectively. The local thermal non-equilibrium effects in the melting process of composite phase change material with different material skeletons were significantly different. The larger the thermal conductivity ratio between the skeleton and phase change material, the more significant the thermal non-equilibrium effect. The maximum thermal non-equilibrium effect in the melting process of the composite phase change material with aluminum alloy skeleton was 1.59celcius.
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