Numerical Analysis of Integrated Phase Change Material in Solar Water Heating Systems

Samuel Sami; Orlando Copado

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Numerical Analysis of Integrated Phase Change Material in Solar Water Heating Systems

Samuel Sami, Orlando Copado

Published in International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering (Volume 5, Issue 3)

Received: 5 May 2016 Accepted: 26 May 2016 Published: 6 June 2016

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Abstract

A mathematical model based upon the conservation and heat transfer equations has been developed to predict the thermal behavior of integrated phase change material in solar collector during thermal storage. The model includes fusion of the phase change material as well as sensible heat. The thermal behavior of the phase change material during charging and discharging have been studied numerically, and analyzed under different conditions. Comparisons were made against experimental data for validation of the predictive model. The model fairly predicted experimental data obtained at various inlet conditions.

Published in	International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering (Volume 5, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijepe.20160503.13
Page(s)	105-112
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2016. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Phase Change Material, Thermal Storage, Solar Collector, Numerical Model, Simulation, Experimental Validation

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Samuel Sami, Orlando Copado. (2016). Numerical Analysis of Integrated Phase Change Material in Solar Water Heating Systems. International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, 5(3), 105-112. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijepe.20160503.13

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Samuel Sami; Orlando Copado. Numerical Analysis of Integrated Phase Change Material in Solar Water Heating Systems. Int. J. Energy Power Eng. 2016, 5(3), 105-112. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepe.20160503.13

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Samuel Sami, Orlando Copado. Numerical Analysis of Integrated Phase Change Material in Solar Water Heating Systems. Int J Energy Power Eng. 2016;5(3):105-112. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepe.20160503.13

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Samuel Sami

Research Center for Renewable Energy, Catholic University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
Orlando Copado

Faculty of Engineering Energy, University Polytechnica de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México

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