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ArticleMicromachines2022

Numerical Study of Heat Transfer Enhancement within Confined Shell and Tube Latent Heat Thermal Storage Microsystem Using Hexagonal PCMs.

Apichit Maneengam, Sameh E Ahmed, Abdulkafi Mohammed Saeed, Aissa Abderrahmane, Obai Younis, Kamel Guedri, Muflih Alhazmi, Wajaree Weera

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Apichit ManeengamDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Technology, College of Industrial Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok 10800, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-5989-5764
Sameh E AhmedDepartment of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5368-5678
Abdulkafi Mohammed SaeedDepartment of Mathematics, College of Science, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9560-105X
Aissa AbderrahmaneLaboratoire de Physique Quantique de la Matière et Modélisation Mathématique (LPQ3M), University of Mascara, Mascara 29000, Algeria.ORCID 0000-0003-0255-275X
Obai YounisDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering at Wadi Addwaser, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11991, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1701-9387
Kamel GuedriMechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Islamic Architecture, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0902-950X
Muflih AlhazmiMathematics Department, Faculty of Science, Northern Border University, Arar 73222, Saudi Arabia.
Wajaree WeeraDepartment of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0001-9595-6096

Funding

R.G.P2/22/43 22UQU4331317DSR33
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Abstract

Thermophoresis represents one of the most common methods of directing micromachines. Enhancement of heat transfer rates are of economic interest for micromachine operation. This study aims to examine the heat transfer enhancement within the shell and tube latent heat thermal storage system (LHTSS) using PCMs (Phase Change Materials). The enthalpy-porosity approach is applied to formulate the melting situation and various shapes of inner heated fins are considered. The solution methodology is based on the Galerkin finite element analyses and wide ranges of the nanoparticle volume fraction are assumed, i.e., (0% ≤ φ ≤ 6%). The system entropy and the optimization of irreversibility are analyzed using the second law of the thermodynamics. The key outcomes revealed that the flow features, hexagonal entropy, and melting rate might be adjusted by varying the number of heated fins. Additionally, in case 4 where eight heated fins are considered, the highest results for the average liquid percentage are obtained.

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FEMlatent heatPCMtubeswings

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PMID35888878
PMCPMC9318407

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