Petal-shaped fin configurations for enhancing phase change material solidification in a horizontal shell and tube thermal energy storage unit
Changda Nie, Zhibo Chen, Hongyang Li, Xinjian Liu, Jiangwei Liu, Zhonghao Rao
Topics & Concepts
Tube (container)Thermal energy storagePhase-change materialMaterials scienceShell (structure)FinPhase changeThermalEnergy storageComposite materialEngineeringThermodynamicsPhysicsEngineering physicsPower (physics)Phase Change Materials ResearchSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsHeat Transfer and Optimization