Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Natural Convection Heat Transfer Coefficient in Phase Change Material (PCM) Based Fin-and-Tube Heat Exchanger

Latent heat thermal energy storage systems allow storing large amounts of energy in relatively small volumes. Phase change materials (PCMs) are used as a latent heat storage medium. However, low thermal conductivity of most PCMs results in long melting (charging) and solidification (discharging) pro...

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Main Authors: Saulius Pakalka, Kęstutis Valančius, Giedrė Streckienė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/3/716