Optimization and performance investigation of the solidification behavior of nano-enhanced phase change materials in triplex-tube and shell-and-tube energy storage units
Meysam Khatibi, Reza Nemati-Farouji, Amin Taheri, Arash Kazemian, Tao Ma, Hamid Niazmand
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceHeat transfer enhancementTaguchi methodsTube (container)Heat transferVolume fractionThermal energy storageThermal conductivityComposite materialVolume (thermodynamics)Shell and tube heat exchangerEnhanced heat transferEnergy storagePhase-change materialThermalHeat transfer coefficientThermodynamicsPhysicsPower (physics)Phase Change Materials ResearchSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer