An experimental investigations of the melting of RT44HC inside a horizontal rectangular test cell subject to uniform wall heat flux

• Published in: International journal of heat and mass transfer Vol. 140; pp. 731 - 742
• Main Authors: Fadl, Mohamed, Eames, Philip C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2019; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Computer simulation; Convective heat transfer; Cross-sections; Datasets; Heat flux; Heat transfer; Liquid-solid interfaces; Mathematical models; Melting; Metal plates; Numerical models; Nusselt number; PCM; Phase change materials; Thermal energy storage and melting; Thermal energy storage and melting; Nusselt number; PCM; Heat flux; Heat transfer

•Experimental investigation performed for melting of RT44HC in a horizontally rectangular cell.•Uniform wall heat flux (675, 960 and 1295 W/m2) were applied to both the left and right sides of the cell.•Melt fraction development with time was analysed using an image processing technique. This study...