Abstract
Integrating high thermal conductivity and permeability of porous stainless-steel fiber felt and the high latent heat phase change materials (PCMs), the enhanced heat transfer performance of porous stainless-steel fiber felt saturated with paraffin as phase change material (PCM) is experimentally studied. The effects of the porosity and the fiber diameter on the surface temperature and the solid/liquid interface evolutions are investigated. The inclusion of the PCM in the melting region can significantly reduce the surface temperature. The surface temperature is positively related with the porosity and the fiber diameter.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 923-926 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Kung Cheng Je Wu Li Hsueh Pao/Journal of Engineering Thermophysics |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - May 2013 |
Keywords
- Melting
- Phase change material
- Stainless-steel fiber felt