Experimental and simulation study on the heat transfer mechanism and heat storage performance of copper metal foam composite paraffin wax during melting process
Zilong Wang, Mengshuai Zhu, Hua Zhang, Ying Zhou, Xiangxin Sun, Binlin Dou, Weidong Wu, Guanhua Zhang, L. Jiang
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceParaffin waxHeat transferThermal energy storageComposite numberMetal foamComposite materialHeat transfer enhancementPhase-change materialThermodynamicsThermal conductivityCopperThermal conductionConvectionConvective heat transferThermalHeat transfer coefficientWaxMetallurgyPorosityPhysicsPhase Change Materials ResearchHeat and Mass Transfer in Porous MediaNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer