Heat transfer study of a heat storage container with a phase change material. (Part 2. Heat transfer in the melting process in a cylindrical heat storage container)

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Solar Energy; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-092X(89)90127-8· OSTI ID:5061309

Yanadori, Michio ^[1]; Masuda, Takashi ^[2]

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1. Hitachi Limited, Ibaragi (Japan)
2. Hitachi Limited, Tochigi (Japan)

Calcium chloride hexahydrate as a latent-heat storage material is placed in a vertical cylindrical heat storage container, and a vertical single pipe for heat transfer purpose is also inserted in the container. In this setup, the heat transfer rates during melting of the heat storage material is largely influenced by natural convection at the melting liquid layer section. Also, regarding heat transfer at this melting liquid layer section, a new experimental equation useful for thermal design of heat storage containers has been established.

• OSTI ID: 5061309
• Journal Information: Solar Energy; (USA), Vol. 42:1; ISSN 0038-092X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
HEAT TRANSFER
CALCIUM CHLORIDES
CONTAINERS
CONVECTION
DESIGN
HYDRATES
MELTING
PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CALCIUM HALIDES
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUIPMENT
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
142000* - Solar Energy- Heat Storage- (1980-)