Experimental investigation on melting heat transfer of an organic material under electric field

• Published in: Experimental thermal and fluid science Vol. 131; p. 110530
• Main Authors: Sun, Zhihao, Zhang, Yimo, Luo, Kang, Pérez, Alberto T., Yi, Hongliang, Wu, Jian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Elsevier Inc 01.02.2022; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Asymmetric electrodes; Charge injection; Current voltage characteristics; Cylinders; Electric Field; Electric fields; Electric potential; Fractions; Heat transfer; Heat transfer enhancement; Injection; Liquid phases; Melting; Melting point; Melting points; Organic phase change materials (PCMs); Particle image velocimetry; Phase change materials; Polarity; Velocity distribution; Voltage; Heat transfer enhancement; Particle image velocimetry; Asymmetric electrodes; Melting; Organic phase change materials (PCMs); Electric Field

[Display omitted] •Experiments on the influence of electric field on melting of n-octadecane inside a cylinder-cubic cavity are performed.•The Coulomb force rather than the dielectric force plays the central role.•The electric field would hinder or accelerate the melting depending on the charge gene...