Experimental investigation on performance improvement of latent heat storage capsule by oscillating movement

• Published in: Applied energy Vol. 316; p. 119130
• Main Authors: Qu, Xiaohang, Jiang, Shan, Qi, Xiaoni
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 15.06.2022
• Subjects: Heat transfer enhancement; Latent heat storage; Oscillating movement; Phase-change material; Heat transfer enhancement; Oscillating movement; Phase-change material; Latent heat storage

•A new way of enhancing heat transfer inside the PCM capsule was studied.•Oscillating movement could eliminate thermal stratification and mix the PCM.•The melting and solidifying heat transfer coefficients could be improved maximally by 50% and 94% respectively.•The influence of oscillation paramete...