Experimental investigation of the effect of external forces on convection-driven melting of phase change material in a rectangular enclosure
Hao Liu, Nan Zhang, Zhaoli Zhang, Qiuyi Xia, Yanping Yuan, Xiaoling Cao
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Phase-change materialNusselt numberMaterials scienceLatent heatThermodynamicsHeat transferNatural convectionHeat fluxThermal energy storageEnclosureMechanicsHeat transfer coefficientConvectionPhase changePhysicsReynolds numberTelecommunicationsComputer scienceTurbulencePhase Change Materials ResearchSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer