Three-dimensional numerical investigation on melting performance of phase change material composited with copper foam in local thermal non-equilibrium containing an internal heater
Xiaochun Zhang, Guokai Su, Junjiang Lin, Aihua Liu, Changhong Wang, Yijie Zhuang
Topics & Concepts
Materials sciencePhase-change materialHeat transferPorosityThermodynamicsMetal foamDarcy numberCopperThermal energy storagePorous mediumLatent heatNatural convectionThermalThermal conductionEnthalpy of fusionEnthalpyComposite materialMelting pointRayleigh numberMetallurgyPhysicsPhase Change Materials ResearchHeat and Mass Transfer in Porous MediaNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer