Effect of filling configurations on melting heat transfer characteristic of phase change materials partially filled with metal foam
Hui Wang, Qifan Ying, Éric Lichtfouse, Zexu Hu, Yongfa Diao
Topics & Concepts
Metal foamParaffin waxMaterials sciencePhase-change materialHeat transferNatural convectionComposite materialThermal energy storageLatent heatConvectionRayleigh numberPhase (matter)MetalThermalWaxThermodynamicsPorosityChemistryMetallurgyOrganic chemistryPhysicsPhase Change Materials ResearchHeat and Mass Transfer in Porous MediaNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer