Numerical study of a PCM-air heat exchanger's thermal performance

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作者：
Herbinger, F. [1 ]
Bhouri, M. [1 ]
Groulxl, D. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Dalhousie Univ, Mech Engn Dept, Halifax, NS, Canada
来源：
7TH EUROPEAN THERMAL-SCIENCES CONFERENCE (EUROTHERM2016) | 2016年 / 745卷
基金：
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会; 加拿大创新基金会;
关键词：
STORAGE-SYSTEM; MODEL; BUILDINGS;
D O I：
10.1088/1742-6596/745/3/032127
中图分类号：
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号：
摘要：
In this paper, the use of PCMs in IIVAC applications is investigated by studying numerically the thermal performance of a PCM-air heat exchanger. The PCM used in this study is dodecanoic acid. A symmetric 3D model, incorporating conductive and convective heat transfer (air only) as well as laminar flow, was created in COMSOL Multiphysics 5.0. Simulations examined the dependence of the heat transfer rate on the temperature and velocity of the incoming air as well as the size of the chamiels in the heat exchanger. Results indicated that small channels size lead to a higher heat transfer rates. A similar trend was also obtained for high incoming air temperature, whereas the heat transfer rate was less sensitive to the incoming air velocity.
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