Alok K. Ray , Dibakar Rakshit , K. Ravi Kumar , Hal Gurgenci
{"title":"Assessment of thermofluidic behaviour of a Medium-High-Temperature shell and tube latent heat storage through experimental and computational investigation","authors":"Alok K. Ray , Dibakar Rakshit , K. Ravi Kumar , Hal Gurgenci","doi":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102969","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102969","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The study envisages a holistic experimental methodology encompassing the entire spectrum of formulation, characterization, and thermal response evaluation of a medium–high-temperature (MHT) phase change material (PCM). The heating rate in melting is significantly less than the cooling rate during solidification until PCM reaches phase transition temperature. For q“ = 1000 W/m<sup>2</sup>, charging duration of vertical domain (θ = 90°) is 15 % slower than horizontal domain (θ = 0°). However, with increase in flux to 2000 W/m<sup>2</sup> the charging duration is only 6 % slower for θ = 90° than θ = 0°. Melting/charging duration for thermocouple positioned at A (r = 18 mm, top side of prototype) is 15.38 % lower than at F (r = 18 mm, bottom side of prototype) and positioned at C (r = 38 mm, top side) is 8 % lower than at D (r = 38 mm, bottom side) for horizontally orientated LHTES system. A substantial decrease (by 17.64 %) in discharging duration was observed with increase in the inlet flow rate and the inlet temperature by 2.5 times and 3.3 times, respectively. The total energy accumulated in the LHTES demonstrates an approximately 11 % increase with the escalation of electric flux from 1000 W/m<sup>2</sup> to 2000 W/m<sup>2</sup> during the charging process for θ = 0° orientation. In contrast to charging, faster solidification rate is observed in the bottom half of the prototype (points D, E, F) compared to the top half (points A, B, C) which has implications for the design and operation of LHTES systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23062,"journal":{"name":"Thermal Science and Engineering Progress","volume":"56 ","pages":"Article 102969"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142654351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Energy, exergy, and economic comparison of ORC with quasi-isothermal expansion with other ORC designs for low-grade waste heat recovery","authors":"Panagiotis Lykas , Konstantinos Atsonios , Apostolos Gkountas , Panteleimon Bakalis , Dimitrios Manolakos , Panagiotis Grammelis , Grigorios Itskos , Nikolaos Nikolopoulos","doi":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.103010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.103010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The present paper investigates different organic Rankine<!--> <!-->cycle (ORC) configurations, which can convert low-grade industrial waste heat streams (80–100 °C) into electricity. More specifically, the basic ORC, the reheated ORC, the ORC with<!--> <!-->a quasi-isothermal expander, and the trilateral flash cycle, are analyzed and compared. The quasi-isothermal expansion is achieved through heated oil injection at multiple stages inside the expander. Initially, these cycles are studied parametrically in terms of energy and exergy, considering the same available heat source load. The exergetic evaluation<!--> <!-->is enhanced through a thorough component-level exergetic analysis. Additionally, the cycles’<!--> <!-->performance during a typical winter and a typical summer<!--> <!-->is examined. The final stage of this analysis includes the techno-economic investigation and comparison of the organic cycle designs. The<!--> <!-->results indicate that the ORC with quasi-isothermal expansion achieves the best thermodynamic performance compared to the other three designs. The largest calculated values of the net electrical power, the energy efficiency, and the exergy efficiency are 165.6 kW, 9.8 %, and 53.9 %, respectively. In parallel, the same cycle configuration is the most cost-effective, leading to a net present value equal to 2288 k€, and a payback period value of 1.3 years, when the operating hours are equal to 8000 per year. Hence, the ORC with quasi-isothermal expansion is found to be the most proper option for power production at low-temperature heat sources, while the reheated ORC performs marginally poorer from thermodynamic and techno-economic viewpoint.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23062,"journal":{"name":"Thermal Science and Engineering Progress","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 103010"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liang Li , Zhen Qian , Bo Niu , Xiubing Liang , Xiaojing Wang , Donghui Long
{"title":"Impacting factors and operation thresholds of electron transpiration cooling-based thermal protection system","authors":"Liang Li , Zhen Qian , Bo Niu , Xiubing Liang , Xiaojing Wang , Donghui Long","doi":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.103002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.103002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electron transpiration cooling (ETC) is a spontaneous endothermic process that occurs during thermionic emission, which shows great potential in ultra-high-temperature thermal protection systems (TPS). Herein, we systematically analyze the main influencing factors on the cooling effect of ETC, such as incoming flow velocity, geometry, and material work function. A two-dimensional finite element model, based on Navier-Stokes equations coupled with the 11-species air reaction model and two-temperature model, is developed to solve the thermal interaction between ETC and the non-equilibrium flow field. Three operational thresholds for ETC are identified. Lower work functions enhance electron emission, thereby reducing wall temperature. With a 2.0 eV work function, ETC significantly outperforms blackbody radiation at 1360 K, and its cooling efficiency increases with temperature. For flow velocities above Mach 9.0, ETC is effective at the leading edge with a 2.4 eV work function and a 5 mm radius. However, it loses effectiveness with a 300 mm leading edge radius, even at Mach 16.0. Notably, at Mach 19.6, with a 2.0 eV work function and a 5 mm radius, ETC reduces surface temperature by up to 48.1 %. These findings highlight the considerable potential of ETC for applications in ultra-high-temperature TPS. These findings highlight the considerable potential of ETC for applications in ultra-high-temperature TPS.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23062,"journal":{"name":"Thermal Science and Engineering Progress","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 103002"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kazuhiro Oda , Hiroki Oda , Yasushi Takase , Nao-Aki Noda
{"title":"Strength analysis due to thermal loading and tensile loading when metals are bonded by heat-curing adhesives","authors":"Kazuhiro Oda , Hiroki Oda , Yasushi Takase , Nao-Aki Noda","doi":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102967","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102967","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Heat-curing adhesives are widely used after being cured by heating to a temperature higher than room temperature. To evaluate the adhesive strength, therefore, it is necessary to consider both the thermal stress generated during heat curing and external loads such as tensile stress. Butt joint specimens are essential for evaluating tensile adhesive strength but also thermal strength. The interfacial strength can be discussed from the stress intensity factor (SIF) of a fictitious edge interfacial crack assumed at the interface end. This is because the SIF is controlled by the intensity of singular stress field (ISSF) at the crack-free interface end and a constant term associated with the thermal load. In this paper, a useful thermal SIF solution is proposed by superposing the SIF under tensile stress and the SIF under uniform interface stress associated with thermal loading. This general SIF expression provided under arbitrary material combination can be applied for predicting the tensile strength <span><math><mrow><msub><mi>σ</mi><mi>c</mi></msub></mrow></math></span> and critical temperature change <span><math><mrow><mi>Δ</mi><mi>T</mi></mrow></math></span> without performing new FEM calculations. The usefulness of the expression is confirmed through the adhesive strength of Aluminum/Epoxy butt joint experimentally obtained. Once the critical SIF <span><math><mrow><msub><mi>K</mi><mrow><mn>1</mn><mi>C</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></math></span> can be obtained from the tensile strength <span><math><mrow><msub><mi>σ</mi><mi>c</mi></msub></mrow></math></span> and the temperature change <span><math><mrow><mi>Δ</mi><mi>T</mi></mrow></math></span>, the adhesive strength can be expressed as <span><math><mrow><msub><mi>K</mi><mrow><mn>1</mn><mi>C</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></math></span> = constant of an assumed fictitious interface, and this can be used to predict critical <span><math><mrow><msub><mi>σ</mi><mi>c</mi></msub></mrow></math></span> for various temperature change <span><math><mrow><mi>Δ</mi><mi>T</mi></mrow></math></span> and for various adhesive bondline thickness <span><math><mrow><mi>h</mi></mrow></math></span>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23062,"journal":{"name":"Thermal Science and Engineering Progress","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 102967"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hongxiang Lan , Lizhan Bai , Jingwei Fu , Shijin Nie , Huanfa Wang , Guiping Lin
{"title":"Experimental study on the thermal performance of a novel vapor chamber manufactured by 3D-printing technology","authors":"Hongxiang Lan , Lizhan Bai , Jingwei Fu , Shijin Nie , Huanfa Wang , Guiping Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102989","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102989","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Vapor chamber holds great application potential in the field of heat dissipation for high-power electronic devices. This study developed a novel vapor chamber using 3D-printing technology to enhance heat dissipation for compact electronic devices. The vapor chamber was constructed from aluminum alloy with a structural dimension of <span><math><mrow><mn>60</mn><mo>×</mo><mn>60</mn><mo>×</mo><mn>30</mn><msup><mrow><mi>m</mi><mi>m</mi></mrow><mn>3</mn></msup></mrow></math></span>. In this work, the extended condensation structure of the vapor chamber was combined with an external cooling structure, resulting in a 729 % increase in the external heat dissipation area compared to the evaporation area in a limited space. Extensive experiments were conducted using deionized water as the working fluid under various cooling conditions and heat loads. The results showed that the vapor chamber was capable of maintaining a low thermal resistance at high power and high heat flux conditions, with a minimum thermal resistance of 0.087 °C/W when the heat load was 1000 W. At a cooling water flow rate of 0.1 L/s, the vapor chamber demonstrated the capacity to withstand a critical heat load of up to 1600 W, with the heat flux of 326 W/cm<sup>2</sup>. Compared to conventional vapor chambers, this novel vapor chamber is better able to achieve stable and efficient heat dissipation under high power and high heat flux conditions, especially in a limited space.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23062,"journal":{"name":"Thermal Science and Engineering Progress","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 102989"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ahmed Rezk , Zoran Visak , Tahmid Hasan Rupam , James Hammerton , Qingchun Yuan , Matthew J. Derry , Bidyut Baran Saha
{"title":"Material-level experimental study on utilising ionic liquid/graphene composites for sorption heat storage","authors":"Ahmed Rezk , Zoran Visak , Tahmid Hasan Rupam , James Hammerton , Qingchun Yuan , Matthew J. Derry , Bidyut Baran Saha","doi":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102955","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102955","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sorption heat storage technology has recently sparked an increasing interest because of its advanced heat storage capabilities. However, material-level heat and mass transfer challenges persist. This work contributes to the field by the development of new sorption composite materials that are comprised ionic liquids (1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium methanesulfonate and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride) impregnated in 1–5 2D-layered graphene host matrix. Their sorption, heat transfer, heat storage, and charging/discharging rate properties were experimentally investigated using both water and ethanol as adsorbates. The adsorption isotherms and kinetics for both the adsorbates onto the developed composites and the parent ionic liquids were experimentally measured at different temperatures. The isosteric heat of adsorption for all the studied pairs was determined using the Clausius-Clapeyron method, showing an increasing trend with an increasing uptake. They showed that the specific heat storage capacity reached 187.5 kJ/kg when water was used as the working sorption agent. The corresponding heat charging/discharging rates are significantly higher, 69 %-78 %, than pure ionic liquids. Compared to silica gel as a baseline sorbent, ionic liquid-graphene composites’ heat storage and transfer capacities are higher by three orders of magnitude. The thermal diffusivities of the developed composites were significantly higher than the baseline silica gel. These innovative sorption composites show great potential for improving thermal energy storage efficiency, making them suitable for applications in renewable energy systems, industrial processes, waste heat recovery, and climate control solutions. However, the developed composites achieved inferior performance compared to the silica gel baseline sorbent when using ethanol as a working fluid to utilise sub-zero ambient air as a heat source because of the relatively larger molecular size of ethanol.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23062,"journal":{"name":"Thermal Science and Engineering Progress","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 102955"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142427323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chenyoushi Xu , Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar , Pradeep Kumar Singh , Muhammad Nasir Bashir , Joon Sang Lee , Mohammad Rezaul Karim , Asiful H. Seikh
{"title":"Effect of wheat bran filler particulates nettle fiber reinforced epoxy matrix composite − A novel material for thermal insulation application","authors":"Chenyoushi Xu , Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar , Pradeep Kumar Singh , Muhammad Nasir Bashir , Joon Sang Lee , Mohammad Rezaul Karim , Asiful H. Seikh","doi":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102917","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102917","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research examines the mechanical and thermal characteristics of composites made from nettle fiber-reinforced wheat bran filler particulate epoxy framework. It highlights the influence of different filler materials on the performance of these composites. A thorough examination of mechanical properties was carried out, focusing on the flexibility, bending strength, impact resistance, and Shore D hardness. The malleable quality was completely changed by adding a filler ingredient, reaching a peak of 51.36 MPa. The flexural strength reached 47.38 MPa, showing excellent ability to withstand loads. The assessment of affect quality reached a maximum of 13 kJ/m2, indicating high energy absorption and durability. The Shore D hardness, which indicates the surface’s ability to resist indentation, ranged from 52 to 61, indicating differences in the stiffness of the composite material. The addition of bran filler to this composite provides an ideal thermal conductivity value of 0.98 W/mK. The morphological properties of the composites were analysed using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), which provided detailed insights into their internal structure. The SEM images revealed a uniform distribution of nettle filaments and bran fillers inside the epoxy matrix, with well-formed samples exhibiting strong fiber–matrix adhesion and minimal voids.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23062,"journal":{"name":"Thermal Science and Engineering Progress","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 102917"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142356836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shen Gao , Xian Wang , Yunxiao Wang , Yanxing Zhao , Maoqiong Gong
{"title":"Predicting the subcutaneous temperature in cryolipolysis using deep operator networks","authors":"Shen Gao , Xian Wang , Yunxiao Wang , Yanxing Zhao , Maoqiong Gong","doi":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102946","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102946","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Accurate monitoring of subcutaneous temperature is crucial for the safety and efficacy of cryolipolysis. However, existing measurement and simulation methods often require trade-offs between accuracy, depth, and computational efficiency. This study introduces a novel deep learning architecture, ConvD-DeepONet, specifically designed to predict subcutaneous temperature fields with both high accuracy and efficiency. The model effectively captures spatial information and produces multi-dimensional output, owing to the innovative integration of convolutional layers and the decoder network. An average absolute error (MAE) of 0.0038 ℃ and a root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.0083 ℃ are achieved, resulting in over a 50 % reduction compared to the baseline models. Moreover, each prediction is completed in just 5.9 ms, rendering it 120 times faster than traditional finite element method simulations. These results indicate that ConvD-DeepONet is a promising tool for real-time subcutaneous temperature prediction, with the potential to enhance the safety and efficacy of cryolipolysis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23062,"journal":{"name":"Thermal Science and Engineering Progress","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 102946"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142356780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gerard Deepak , M. Parthiban , Srigitha.S. Nath , Badria Sulaiman Alfurhood , B. Mouleswararao , V Ravi Kishore
{"title":"Ai-enhanced thermal modeling for integrated process-product-system optimization in zero-defect manufacturing chains","authors":"Gerard Deepak , M. Parthiban , Srigitha.S. Nath , Badria Sulaiman Alfurhood , B. Mouleswararao , V Ravi Kishore","doi":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102945","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102945","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper proposes a novel approach for realising zero-defect manufacturing by integrating AI-based thermal modelling to perform multi-stage process, product, and system optimisation in complex manufacturing chains. It integrates advanced thermal simulation and sensor data feed in real-time as a multistage thermal prediction and management system via machine learning algorithms. This framework seeks to predict thermal behaviour using a combination of convolutional neural networks (CNNs), long short-term memory (LSTM) networks, and graph neural networks (GNNs) for encoding, predicting, and learning the spatial, temporal, and interactive thermal behaviour, respectively. It further embeds finite element analysis (FEA) simulations for high-fidelity thermal predictions using data fusion through Kalman filters. This helps obtain the optimal estimates of thermal states from sensor measurements involving different types of sensors and the characteristics of signals. A multistage multimodal optimization framework involves genetic algorithms (GA) for global thermal parameter optimisation, reinforcement learning (RL) for multi-stage dynamic process control optimisation, and multi-agent systems (MAS) for coordinated multi-stage multi-objective balance embedded in a digital twin architecture. Evaluation results show that the effectiveness of the proposed system in improving the overall production efficiency is 33%, reducing defects is 47%, and reducing energy utilisation is 22%, when compared to the current de facto approaches. There is also a 38% improvement in predictive capability in preventing, detecting, and predicting of cross-stage process faults.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23062,"journal":{"name":"Thermal Science and Engineering Progress","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 102945"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142427326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Redoine , N. Belouaggadia , R. Lbibb , N. Sebaibi
{"title":"Improving thermal energy storage system performance with innovative honeycomb fins","authors":"F. Redoine , N. Belouaggadia , R. Lbibb , N. Sebaibi","doi":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102988","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102988","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Thermal Energy Storage using Latent Heat (TES-LH) systems offers a promising solution for mitigating the intermittency of solar energy and meeting growing energy demands. However, the low thermal conductivity of storage materials poses a challenge to their efficiency. This study introduces an innovative approach by incorporating hexagonal honeycomb annular fins into TES-LH devices to enhance heat transfer performance. CFD simulations were conducted using ANSYS Fluent to analyze a tubular TES-LH device equipped with these fins and a phase-change material (PCM). The parametric analysis focused on the effect of hexagonal cell thickness and length on PCM melting time. The new design was compared with conventional TES-LH units, and the influence of Heat Transfer Fluid (HTF) inlet parameters, such as temperature and flow rate, on PCM melting time was investigated. The results reveal that the honeycomb fin design significantly improves heat transfer, reducing PCM melting time from 840 s in the conventional setup to 216 s. This improvement is attributed to the increased surface area provided by the fins, enhancing the overall efficiency of the TES-LH system. Additionally, the impact of HTF inlet temperature and velocity on PCM melting time are highlighted. These findings demonstrate the potential for significant advancements in TES-LH systems, making them more efficient for real-world applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23062,"journal":{"name":"Thermal Science and Engineering Progress","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 102988"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142657982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}