Lorentz forces effect on NEPCM heat transfer during solidification in a porous energy storage system

RIS ID

129199

Publication Details

Sheikholeslami, M., Li, Z. & Shafee, A. (2018). Lorentz forces effect on NEPCM heat transfer during solidification in a porous energy storage system. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 127 665-674.

Abstract

In this article, Lorentz forces impact on Nano enhanced PCM heat transfer during discharging process is simulated in a storage porous unit by means of computational method namely FEM. Lorentz forces and nanoparticles are utilized to accelerate this unsteady phenomenon. Impacts of volume fraction of NEPCM, Hartmann and Rayleigh numbers on discharging process were illustrated. Results reveal that employing Lorentz forces can augment the discharging rate. Discharging time decreases by dispersing nanoparticles.

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